By Hana Namrouqa – Jun 07,2016 AMMAN — Drilling of three new wells in the northern region has commenced to meet the increased demand for water brought on by the influx of Syrian refugees, officials said on Monday. “Drilling the new wells is urgent to deal with an unprecedented demand for water in Ajloun and […]

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Cabinet Postpones Janna Dam Debate as Kataeb Ministers Walk Out over Waste File The cabinet met on Thursday and decided to postpone the discussions on the thorny file of the Janna Valley dam until the next session, Information Minister Ramzi Jreij said. The meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Tammam Salam who reiterated the necessity […]

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By MICHELLE MALKA GROSSMAN 06/13/2016 In Kfar Saba’s Hayarok neighborhood, for example, drainpipes on the street funnel water underneath the fairly new neighborhood to a park at the bottom of a hill. Israel is a leader in desalination and gray water use, but recycled rainwater may prove to be the next frontier in making every […]

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Beaches have shrunk as a result of building constructed in the area, blocking the natural source of sand. Zafrir Rinat Jun 14, 2016 The beaches north of Haifa Port are in danger of disappearing unless they are supplemented by huge amounts of sand, according to a new report written for the Environmental Protection Ministry. Structures […]

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By MICHELLE MALKA GROSSMAN 06/08/2016 This year’s Black Globe booby prize was given to the Energy, Infrastructure and Natural Resources Ministry for its “continual failure in managing the energy sector.” At the Knesset’s annual Environment Day held Tuesday, there were many winners but the only one “loser” – the Energy, Infrastructure and Natural Resources Ministry. […]

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June 13, 2016 GAZA (Ma’an) — Egyptian electricity lines that feed the southern Gaza Strip are working again after being disconnected for several hours. An official at the Electricity Company in Gaza told Ma’an that the Egyptian lines, which power the district of Rafah and parts of Khan Yunis in the south are operational again […]

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The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) has reported a rise in Egypt’s carbon dioxide emissions resulting from petroleum products and natural gas consumption. In a statement issued on Monday, CAPMAS said emissions for 2014/2015 were 201.34 million tons, compared with 197.14 million tons in 2013/2014, making an increase of 2.13 percent. Monday’s […]

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June 10,2016 AMMAN — The Environment Ministry on Thursday called on the Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company (JPRC) to abide by environmental regulations and to address the foul smells its facilities produce. Zarqa Environment Director Inaam Abu Judeh said the ministry issued regulations to the JPRC urging it to deal with the issue, after Hashemiyeh area […]

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By Suzanna Goussous – Jun 11,2016 Residents of Fuheis protest against a planned investment project in their town on Saturday (Photo by Sahem Rababah) AMMAN — Dozens of Fuheis residents on Saturday participated in a protest to reject an investment plan by Lafarge Jordan that seeks to turn the cement production site into an urban […]

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By Hana Namrouqa – Jun 13,2016 In the capital, 4,000 sanitation workers and a fleet of 250 trucks, compactors and vehicles collect and handle garbage (File photo) AMMAN — Sanitation workers in the capital are operating around-the-clock to cope with the 20 per cent rise in household waste produced during the fasting month of Ramadan, […]

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By Laila Azzeh – Jun 07,2016 AMMAN — Nearly 10,000 students in the badia region will be the target of a one-year project that seeks to raise their environmental awareness. Under the project, part of the Environment Ministry’s environmental compensation programme, experts will develop the environmental knowledge of students, teachers and the local community in […]

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By MICHELLE MALKA GROSSMAN 06/08/2016 E-Waste Law falling short of recycling goals set for coming years. It turns out the Electronic Waste Law has some serious shortcomings. Yisrael Dancziger, director- general of the Environmental Protection Ministry, in a call for help at the Knesset’s Economic Affairs Committee on Tuesday, said that only six people are […]

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By MICHELLE MALKA GROSSMAN 06/07/2016 On Monday, the Knesset’s Interior Committee approved the second and third reading of the National Master Plan. A plan to construct 27,000 hotel rooms in the next 20 years has drawn the ire of Knesset members and environmental groups concerned about a “dramatic increase” in development along the nation’s coasts. […]

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An elementary school in the Gaza border region has completed a solar power system that will completely meet the school’s needs. Matan Tzuri 06.09.16 This week, Nitzanei Eshkol, an elementary school in the Eshkol Regional Council near the Gaza Strip, began operating an electrical system powered entirely from solar energy. This system is expected to […]

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Main obstacle to finalizing financial benefits for potential bidders is opposition to closing current plant in Haifa, though residents were promised it would be shuttered. Zafrir Rinat May 13, 2016 Haifa’s chemical ammonia tank, which the company is refusing to move, despite warnings.Hagai Frid Construction of a new ammonia plant in the Negev to replace […]

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Project aims to preserve seeds of crops that once grew across historic Palestine, and to safeguard waning biodiversity. Dalia Hatuqa02 Jun 2016 07:23 GMT Ramallah, occupied West Bank – A search for rare seeds may seem like something out of a fairytale, but for Vivien Sansour it is a quest to bring back what years […]

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By MICHELLE MALKA GROSSMAN 06/05/2016 Dr. Alon Tal, founder of Adam Teva V’Din – Israel Union for Environmental Defense, says that the most pressing issue facing Israel today is overpopulation. In a society that encourages its denizens to heed the biblical call to “be fruitful and multiply,” one American-Israeli expert is saying that its time […]

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By Hana Namrouqa – Jun 04,2016 AMMAN — Authorities sealed two wells and confiscated a truck in Irbid as the national campaign against water theft continues, officials said on Saturday. A team from the Water Authority of Jordan and security forces carried out inspections on Wednesday in Irbid’s Taibeh town following a tip-off about illegal […]

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By Hana Namrouqa – May 23,2016 This recent photo shows tanks allegedly containing stolen water and hidden in the backyard of a building in a north Amman neighbourhood. The owner of the building, the suspect, is facing water theft charges (Photo courtesy of Ministry of Water and Irrigation) AMMAN — The authorities on Monday ended […]

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By JT – Jun 03,2016 AMMAN — The Water Ministry said on Wednesday it has launched a water conservation awareness campaign in cooperation with Oxfam. In coordination with the Education Ministry, training sessions will be held in schools across Jordan to teach children about water efficiency and water-saving devices, the Water Ministry said in a […]

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