Pollution

Jerusalem, Tel Aviv become the most polluted major cities in the world from dust, urban emissions

The Health Ministry and the Environmental Protection Ministry both issued warnings, advising all to avoid strenuous outdoor activities and close any open windows.

People walk along the beach in hazy conditions in Tel Aviv, February 14, 2026.
Israel's Health Ministry.

Israel braces for high air pollution as dust from North Africa impacts air quality

Gaps in Israel’s grid capacity, public transport systems, waste treatment facilities, and regulatory frameworks mean that many innovations to improve the environment cannot be deployed at a meaningful scale.

Israel’s infrastructure paradox: Innovation without environmental foundations - opinion

A GENERAL view of Israel Electric Corp's Orot Rabin coal-fired power station is seen on the Mediterranean coast near the central town of Hadera April 24, 2013.

Hadera approves major coal reduction at Orot Rabin power station, pollution expected to drop


Green to tech: A revolutionary transformation in Israel

From environmental hazard to high-tech hub: The remarkable rebirth of a factory


Environmental pollution? Shareitt is an exchangeable and second-hand app

Are you stuck with unnecessary items and clothes post-Passover? Excess production leads to environmental pollution. Discover Shareitt to exchange unused products.

 Kitchen utensils, from the top categories to exchange in the application

Study finds being in nature lowers risk of osteoporosis

Living in green, leafy areas with lower air pollution can lower the risk of osteoporosis.

Man in nature

How to give Israel a green future after the war with Hamas is over

Why southern Israel must tackle environmental hazards and fuel innovation in the wake of the Gaza conflict.

 A damaged house is seen, following the deadly October 7 attack, in Kibbutz Be’eri in southern Israel.

Israel's environmental minister at UN, pledges to combat plastic pollution

The Ministry of Environmental Protection is actively exploring a range of policy measures to combat single-use plastic pollution.

 Plastic bottles on a beach, illustrative

High levels of air pollution increase risk of breast cancer, study finds

Scientists conducted one of the largest studies to date looking at the relationship between air pollution and breast cancer incidence.

 Heavy industry air pollution (illustartion)

Largest ever lithium reserves discovered near Nevada, US - study

Conservationists and local tribal groups, whose land the mining takes place on, objected to the project.

 Men work as Zimbabwe's re-elected President Emmerson Mnangagwa commissions a Chinese owned Sabi Star lithium processing plant in Buhera, Zimbabwe August 31, 2023.

Israel's 2022 greenhouse gas emissions surge, exceed Paris baseline

These statistics widen the gap between Israel and its international pledge to achieve a 27% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

A power station is seen in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod August 8, 2011

Microplastics infiltrate all systems of body, cause behavioral changes

A new study discovered that microplastics pollute the body in the same amounts as the natural environment

 Microplastics are shown on a white background.

Paper cups no better than plastic: Research exposes hidden toxicity

“The coffee latte you take with you from the kiosk on the corner now comes in paper cups... But that cup can also harm living organisms."

 A pile of white plastic disposable cups