Pollution
Tourism surge drives up trash levels on Lake Kinneret shores
After years of war-related quiet, bathers return to Lake Kinneret alongside mounds of trash, prompting locals to clean the shores themselves.
Years of war and instability lead to institutional collapse depriving Yemen of clean water - report
Tire particles may contaminate crops and enter food chain, Israeli study finds
Marine researchers rescue sea turtle tangled in fishing line off the coast of Caesarea
Levels of microplastics in the Mediterranean a threat to wildlife
A sea of plastic, the Mediterranean is the area of the world most at risk for endangered seabirds.
Most popular European cities exceed air pollution limits
Some of the most popular European cities have surprisingly poor air quality.
Air pollution exposure ages COVID patients 10 years - study
Reducing exposure to pollution was between 40% and 80% as effective at reducing patients’ length of hospitalization as some of the best available treatments.
Poland has done what it can to stop fish dying in Oder river
Tonnes of dead fish were found last summer in the river that runs along part of Germany's border with Poland, prompting Warsaw to embark on a crisis response that many scientists said came too late.
'License to pollute is license to kill'
Controversial Knesset bill could put public health, environment at risk.
14 times more air pollution in Ramle from Lag Ba'Omer bonfires
The Environmental Protection Ministry has called on Israelis to refrain from lighting these fires and asked them to celebrate in other ways due to their negative environmental impact.
More asthma sufferers live in areas with high levels of pollution
The researchers found that communities east of Haifa have the highest number of asthma patients.
Lighting Lag Ba'omer fires in open areas to be banned throughout Israel
The Health and Environmental Protection ministries joined the call to avoid lighting fires this Lag Ba'omer and gave out guidelines for a safe holiday.
Comptroller warns environmental violations ill enforced, costing cash and lives
The economic damages from air pollutants and greenhouse gasses alone were estimated at NIS 31 billion in 2018.
Air pollution causes around 1,200 premature deaths per year in people under 18 - EEA
The reason of the high amount of deaths among children and adolescents is that their immune systems and organs are still developing, which makes them more vulnerable to air pollution.
