After 16 years of delays, Binyamin sewage plant back on track Some 2 billion gallons of wastewater has seeped into the ground in the area since 2009. Josh Hasten Jan. 30, 2025
Israeli environmental minister accuses PA of purposely polluting "The Palestinian Authority has failed—negligently and intentionally—posing a threat to the residents of the entire State of Israel," said Idit Silman. Dec. 25, 2024
TAU study refutes claims of pollution from biblical-era mining Researchers found minimal environmental and health impacts at King Solomon's copper mines in southern Israel's Timna Valley. Dec. 23, 2024
Israel sees 73% drop in plastic bag use in six years A 2017 law mandates small charge for disposal bags with handles. July 4, 2023
Study: Israeli coastline contaminated with two million tons of microplastics Tel Aviv and Hadera were found to be the most polluted. Oct. 31, 2022
Beach bummer: Unusually large jellyfish swarms converge on Israel’s coast The arrival of the stinging creatures is not an immediate cause for concern, say Haifa University experts. July 28, 2022
IDF increasingly works to protect environment, using number of tools at its disposal Lt. Col. Moteea Dagash, head of the IDF’s Construction Branch, tells JNS about ambitious programs, which include turning biowaste into power sources. Yaakov Lappin July 18, 2022
Microplastics raise toxicity of organic pollutants by a factor of 10 Study suggests microplastics are a magnet for environmental pollutants, ferrying them through our digestive tract and causing severe health damage. Abigail Klein Leichman Feb. 28, 2022
Tel Aviv University study: Microplastics increase toxicity of organic pollutants by a factor of 10 “For the first time, we are presenting a complete ‘life cycle’ of microplastics: from the moment of their release into the environment through the adsorption of environmental pollutants and up to their joint toxicity in humans,” said Ph.D. student Andrey Eitan Rubin. Feb. 16, 2022
