Pollution

New York cannot enforce state law demanding $75b. from fossil fuel companies, federal judge rules

Chief US District Judge Brenda Sannes in Syracuse, New York sided with 22 Republican state attorneys general, as well as industry groups including the US Chamber of Commerce.

 A view from the top of the Rockefeller Center, as haze and smoke caused by wildfires in Canada hang over the Manhattan skyline, in New York City, New York, US, June 7, 2023.
“We are constantly trying to initiate clean-up campaigns to make an impact and educate, especially the younger generation”.

Tourism surge drives up trash levels on Lake Kinneret shores

Camels walk during the sunset in Marib, Yemen, where the once-barren desert has sprung back to life with grasses due to shifting climate patterns.

Years of war and instability lead to institutional collapse depriving Yemen of clean water - report

A combine harvesting machine in the Hula Valley. The research provides an important missing link among road traffic emissions, soil contamination, and food production.

Tire particles may contaminate crops and enter food chain, Israeli study finds


Conservation agencies hold educational seminars at nature reserves

Government organizations will send staff members to Ein Hardalit in Nahal Kziv, Beit Yanai National Park, the Paratroopers' Grove near Palmachim and the Einot Tzukim nature reserve.

Israeli government agencies host Sukkot events to promote cleanliness and personal responsibility toward the environment.

Dirty air in the Middle East caused by humans, not by natural dust storms - study

Death rates in region attributable to pollution is similar to other leading health risk factors such as tobacco smoking.

 A visible layer of air pollution stretches out across the sea. Photograph taken from the research vessel during the AQABA campaign.

Ancient Mayan cities were polluted due to use of mercury - study

Evidence of pollution was found in today's Mexico, Belize, Honduras and Guatemala, and was detrimental to the Maya's health.

 A Mayan pyramid in Tonina

Does planting trees around playgrounds protect kids from air pollution?

Exposure to traffic-related air pollution has been linked with a range of health risks including cardiovascular, respiratory and neurological health.

An Israeli woman and a child sit at a playground near a kindergarten surrounded by concrete blast walls on the first day of the school year in Nahal Oz

Transportation Ministry moves to the cloud to reduce traffic and pollution

The ministry’s transition to the AWS cloud will enable greater analytics processing and could speed things up along Israel’s busy highways.

Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli at a briefing to reporters, October 11, 2021.

Air pollution is linked to socioeconomic ranking - survey

The first study of its kind conducted by the Ministry of Environmental Protection examines the location of emissions into the air according to the socio-economic ranking of the local authority.

 The unrecognized villages around Ramat Hovav which suffer from a high level of air pollution from nearby evaporation ponds of the chemicals and the IEC power plant. December 28, 2017

Israel’s cement monopoly fined almost $1.9 million for air contamination

The fine for Nesher Ramla factory, the country’s third-most polluting facility, is “far from enough,” an Israeli lawmaker told The Media Line.

Nesher Cement factory, 1924

Noise pollution: An oft-overlooked invisible but harmful issue

Exposure to a level of noise exceeding 85 decibels can lead to a number of health-related consequences, meaning a much broader spectrum of problems than hearing impairment.

 IT’S JUST too loud.

Is Haifa Bay air pollution linked to cancer? Israeli study suggest so

The study also underlines the urgency of evacuating the petrochemical industry from the site.

Oil spill in the Haifa Bay, July 5, 2016

Bacteria could be used to fight plastic pollution - study

Researchers found that plastic pollution may contribute to the metabolic cycles of aquatic microorganisms.

Garbage, most of it plastics and domestic waste, is seen along the shore of Jakarta, Indonesia, June 8, 2021.