Pollution
UAE launches Naseej initiative to tackle 220,000 tons of annual textile waste
Circular textile systems aim to keep garments and fibers in use for as long as possible through reuse, repair, resale, upcycling, recycling, and reduced waste.
The food that protects your lungs from air pollution
Breathing life into buildings: Israelis develop better ways to prevent indoor air pollution
'Silent murderer': Israel must deal with air pollution, epidemiological research finds
Global boiling: How Israel urgently needs to adapt to climate change
"If we don't deal with [climate change], Israel will be a very unpleasant place to live in the next decade or two," Prof. Colin Price, head of Tel Aviv University's PlanNet Zero
Risk of fatal heart attack may double when the air is hot and dusty
The researchers estimated that about 2.8% of heart attack deaths could be attributed to the combination of extreme temperatures and high levels of fine particulate pollution.
Noise pollution danger is hard to hear, this is why Israel must take action
ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS: Hashiloni is the leader of a team of activists trying to ensure that the wind turbines are not erected close to his home further south.
Tar spill reported at nature reserve in Hadera
The Nature and Parks Authority stressed that tar pollution causes damage to protected natural assets, including animals and flora.
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.
