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Israelis stand around a 17-meter-long fin whale washed ashore on the Nitzanim beach near Ashkelon, Feb. 19, 2021. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90.

Toxic tar spill ‘one of the worst ecological disasters in Israel’s history’

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Tons of toxic tar washed ashore along Israel’s entire Mediterranean coastline over the weekend in what Israel’s Nature and Parks Authority is calling the episode “one of the most serious ecological disasters” in the...
A table in northern Israel with fruits and nuts, traditionally eaten on Tu B'Shevat. Feb. 9, 2020. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.

Ten things you didn’t know about Tu B’Shevat

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With the recent New Year’s Eve being a rather underwhelming event courtesy of COVID-19, it’s a good thing that there’s another one just around the corner: Tu B’Shevat, the Jewish “New Year of the...
U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt signs a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to support future cooperation and exchanges between the United States and Israel on biodiversity conservation, protected areas and the protection of cultural and historical heritage, Aug. 5, 2020,. Credit: U.S. Department of the Interior.

US, Israel sign MOU to boost cooperation on conservation, nature preservation

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The United States and Israel have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to support future cooperation and exchanges on biodiversity conservation, protected areas and the protection of cultural and historical heritage, announced the U.S....
A view of the water cooling towers at the Haifa oil refinery on June 12, 2020, after one of them collapsed. Photo by Meir Vaknin/Flash90.

In wake of Beirut explosion, Israeli scientists urge closure of Haifa petrochemical facilities

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The explosion in Beirut on Tuesday that killed at least 100 people and injured thousands, revived concern among residents of the greater Haifa area that a similar fate could befall them if the petrochemical...
Orit Farkash-Hacohen, the chair of Israel's Public Utilities Authority, attends a discussion at an Economic Affairs committee meeting in the Knesset on March 18, 2014. Photo by Flash90.

Israel fights UN discrimination with green initiative

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Israel’s Strategic Affairs Ministry unveiled a new program on Sunday that would essentially grade Israeli businesses according to their contribution to society, as part of an effort to offset potential blacklisting by the United...
A 2018 Volkswagen e-Golf photographed in Canada inside of the 2018 Montreal International Auto Show. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Israel sues Volkswagen for $152 million over ‘fraudulent software’

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Israel filed a $152 million lawsuit in a Tel Aviv court against the German automaker Volkswagon; its subsidiary Audi; and its local distributor, Champion Motors, for allegedly committing fraud and negligence. According to the Israeli...
Mounds of garbage disposed of outside the Palestinian village of Rammon on Dec. 8, 2014. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

With less law enforcement during coronavirus pandemic, PA continues to dump garbage

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While Israel was busy dealing with the coronavirus crisis, the Palestinian Authority continued to illegally dump garbage in Judea and Samaria, according to Israeli NGO Regavim. “Today’s technology allows us to gather very detailed data...
A sea turtle underwater. Credit: Flickr.

Israeli conservationists work to restore endangered turtles

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The Israeli Sea Turtle Rescue Center released 60 baby turtles into the Mediterranean Sea in Israel this week as part of a conservation program aimed at helping the population of green turtles, which are endangered worldwide. Green...
Israelis and tourists enjoy the beach in Tel Aviv on a summer day. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Tel Aviv beaches found to be among most plastic-polluted

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Israel was featured in a report by the World Wildlife Fund last week as home to the third most plastic-polluted shoreline in the Mediterranean, according to a report by Ynet. The Tel Aviv coast ranked...
A colony of Didemnum molle. Ascidians like this have been ingesting tiny pieces of plastic and related plastic additives in seawater, according to researchers at Tel Aviv University. Credit: Silke Baron/Wikimedia Commons.

Microplastics discovered in marine invertebrates along Israel’s coastline

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A new Tel Aviv University study finds that microplastics—tiny pieces of plastic ingested by aquatic life—are present in solitary ascidians, or marine invertebrates, all along the Israeli coastline. Ascidians are sac-like marine invertebrate filter feeders. The research also...