By Mohammad Ghazal AMMAN — A $159.7 million project to increase the capacity of the national grid will be completed by the end of 2018, a government official said on Tuesday. The Green Corridor project will boost the grid’s capacity by an additional 1,000 megawatts (MW) to absorb the loads generated by new renewable energy […]

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July 12, 2016 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — A Turkish governmental delegation arrived in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday morning in order to discuss the electricity crisis in the blockaded Palestinian coastal enclave, official Palestinian sources said. The Turkish news agency Anadolu quoted Gaza Foreign Affairs Ministry Undersecretary Ghazi Hamad as saying that a Turkish delegation […]

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Petroleum & Energy Infrastructures Ltd. ship working to remove old pipes from the seabed breaks pipe, spilling oil into the waters of the Krayot area. Ilana Curiel, Rotem Elizera|Published: 05.07.16 Oil was released on Tuesday afternoon from a burst old pipe in the Haifa Bay during works to remove such pipes from the seabed. The […]

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By MICHELLE MALKA GROSSMAN 07/06/2016 In a day already plagued by an oil spill, the Environmental Protection Ministry released its sunny quarterly Haifa pollution report showing a number of positive advances for the city. Between April and June, the ministry gave itself a pat on the back for making efforts to cut emissions from factories […]

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Judge Rachel Lavi-Barkai also refuses to dismiss class-action suit by residents living near Evrona Nature Reserve, where 5 million liters of oil leaked from pipeline in December 2014. Zafrir Rinat Jul 07, 2016 A court has rejected the state’s request to remove the prime minister from the list of defendants in a lawsuit over a […]

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By MICHELLE MALKA GROSSMAN 07/06/2016 Currently, the process of breaking down building materials takes a crew of about 30 people and lasts weeks to process the materials. Visitors to cities big and small around Israel likely notice that construction sites seem to be everywhere these days. But what happens to the old buildings that come […]

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Morocco has banned the production and use of plastic bags, with many shops and street sellers across the country having reportedly stocked-up last week ahead of the legislation which came into force on July 1, reports Al Jazeera. The bill, which has been several years in the works, was passed by Morocco’s parliament last October […]

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By JT – Jun 29,2016 AMMAN — Interior Minister Salameh Hammad on Tuesday chaired a meeting at the ministry to discuss the challenges facing the implementation of a renewable energy in Maan, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. The project is being executed as a Royal initiative to develop the area and create jobs for […]

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The proposed Arrangements Law contains changes that could have a pronounced impact on Israelis’ everyday life. Moti Bassok Jul 04, 2016 5:12 AM All the country’s trucks running on cheaper, cleaner natural gas, hundreds of millions of shekels poured into public transportation projects and new light rail lines, and multinational tech companies setting up headquarters […]

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By Hana Namrouqa – Jul 05,2016 The International Union for the Conservation of Nature upgraded the turtle dove to vulnerable under its Red List of Threatened Species in 2015 (Photo courtesy of Royal Society for Conservation of Nature) AMMAN — With the start of the hunting season for doves, the Royal Society for the Conservation […]

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By Hana Namrouqa – Jul 05,2016 AMMAN — Construction is under way on nine water projects across the Kingdom amid a surge in demand for water, according to government officials. The projects to address water disruptions and replace deteriorated networks are being implemented in Irbid, Jerash, Mafraq, Zarqa and Maan governorates at a cost of […]

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2016 Euro-Mediterranean Information System on the know-how in the Water Sector – EMWIS Flash – May / June EMWIS Flash – May / June 2016 Euro-Mediterranean Information System on the know-how in the Water Sector For further information: www.emwis.net & check our page at facebook Flash produced by the EMWIS Technical Unit- OIEAU, CEDEX, CHJ, […]

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July 4, 2016 6:06 P.M. BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — An ongoing water crisis in the occupied Palestinian territory has been exacerbated by neglected infrastructure, the mayor of a town in the southern occupied West Bank said on Sunday. Beit Fajjar Mayor Akram Taqatqa said that his town’s water network had not had any maintenance work done […]

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RAMALLAH, June 27, 2016 (WAFA) – Adalah, The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, sent a letter to senior Israeli government, military and water officials demanding that they cease cutting the water supply to Palestinian residents of the occupied West Bank. “In violation of int’l treaties, Israel has cut water supply up to […]

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By MICHELLE MALKA GROSSMAN 06/28/2016 Oded Distel, who heads Israel NewTech, expressed hopes that the partnerships and joint projects that will come out of the conference will “lead a revolution in water conservation.” Having made the desert bloom and become the world leader in water management, Israel is now helping parched California solve its water […]

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Ashkelon desalination facility has been distrupted for years as masses of Gazan sewage has piled up; Israeli Electric Corporation is planning on supplying Gaza’s sewage treatment plant with power to reduce the level of pollution washing up on Israel’s shores. Amir Ben-David|Published: 07.06.16 Israel will increase its supply of electricity to Gaza to enable the […]

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Hana Namrouqa – Jun 29,2016 AMMAN — Plans are in place to set up new stations to monitor air pollution in industrial areas, officials at the Ministry of Environment said on Tuesday. The ministry will also enhance the performance of the 14 stations currently set up in Amman, Irbid and Zarqa, which are electronically linked […]

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Kahlon, who is acting environmental protection minister, oversees two agencies responsible for development that are often in sharp conflict with the parks authority, notes an umbrella organization comprising 130 green groups in Israel. Zafrir Rinat Jun 27, 2016 A major environmental organization claims that Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon should not be permitted to appoint a […]

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Report says refineries must monitor facilities where condensate gas is stored; Leviathan offshore natural gas field said to contain 40 million barrels of condensate. Zafrir Rinat Jun 25, 2016 A liquid by-product of natural gas and petroleum production constitutes an environmental hazard because it emits toxic substances, says a new report issued by the Environmental […]

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By Hana Namrouqa – Jun 23,2016 AMMAN — Environmental campaigners are collecting signatures for a petition to stop plans to establish Jordan’s first power plant to run on coal. The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources “slammed the country’s laws against the wall” when it announced plans to build the coal-fuelled power plant without conducting […]

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