Pollution

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

The reduction in coal dust pollution is expected to be significant, about 80% of current levels, and the monitoring will enable close oversight of emissions and pollutants.

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.
The Yarkon River Authority establishing a monitoring system for pollution in the Yarkon River.

Advanced pollution monitoring begins in the Yarkon River

Large quantities of plastic seen along the Dead Sea coastline.

The Dead Sea’s hidden plastic problem: A record of decades of waste - study

Protesters hold placards in front of the India Gate during a protest against air pollution in New Delhi, India, November 9, 2025

New Delhi police detain dozens in anti-pollution protests


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

'Israel must shift from coal to gas to decrease air pollution fatalities'

Israel's Environmental Protection Ministry calls on the government to complete the shift from coal to gas on time.

The southern Israeli city of Ashkelon is pictured December 29, 2008

Israel's biggest polluters: See who made the 'red list'

A new report identifies the most environmentally harmful factories in Israel.

 Factory smokestacks.

'Air pollution to boost antibiotic-resistance deaths to 840k by 2050'

Antibiotic resistance from air pollution was already linked to an estimated 480,000 premature deaths in 2018. 

 Heavy industry air pollution (illustartion)