The study compared levels of metals and other pollutants in new mothers living in Haifa and their infants and those in the center of the country shows differences. By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH Published: JUNE 30, 2022 Although heavy industries in the Haifa Bay area have in recent years been forced to clean up or close down […]

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More than 17,000 acres of undeveloped land was allocated towards building apartments and businesses, a trend that will only hurt ecosystems and wildlife Zafrir Rinat Jul 7, 2022 Israel is among the leading countries in the world for the rate at which it is losing open land to development, the latest State of Nature Report […]

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State comptroller report suggests Israel on course to exhaust all its waste disposal areas in three to four years while country’s waste generation keeps increasing each year Published: 07.04.22, In three to four years, Israel will be out of approved landfill spaces, a new report published Monday by State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman suggests. According to […]

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Jun 30,2022 Deputy Prime Minister and Local Administration Minister Tawfiq Kreishan inaugurates the ‘Azraq Sanitary Landfill Project’ in the Zarqa Governorate on Thursday (Petra photo) AMMAN — Deputy Prime Minister and Local Administration Minister Tawfiq Kreishan on Thursday laid the cornerstone of the “Azraq Sanitary Landfill Project” in the Zarqa Governorate, with a total cost […]

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The settlement of Modi’in Illit is pressing to pave a new road to improve its connection to the city of Modi’in. Approval of the plan will gravely damage an important ecological corridor Zafrir Rinat Jul 2, 2022 Despite its small size and dense population, Israel manages to sustain islands of nature teeming with flora and […]

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Construction mania is sure to cause even more damage to Jerusalem’s historic neighborhoods and open spaces. Despite a new master plan, it seems like eventually tourists will require a tour guide to recognize the Old City Ziva Sternhell Jun 29, 2022 Last month, the Jerusalem Municipality held a festive event in which it proudly presented […]

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By JT – Jul 07,2022 AMMAN — The Water Ministry/Water Authority of Jordan (WAJ) has implemented a security campaign to prevent water theft in Ein Al Basha and Omm Injassa in the Balqa and Southern Shuneh areas.  Water is illegally diverted for irrigation and to fill swimming pools in tourist chalets in these areas, according […]

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1/7/2022 The United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MoEI), Audi Middle East, and Siemens signed an agreement to cooperate on boosting electric vehicle charging capacity on federal roads and increasing adoption of EVs across the country. The agreement follows MoEI’s selection in June of Siemens technology for a nationwide network of ultra-fast chargers. […]

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Electreon demonstrates a prototype stretch of road to Italian ministers, company executives; luxury car firm Maserati expresses interest in installing tech too By Sue Surkes 16 June 2022 Israeli company Electreon, whose technology is integrated into roads that recharge the batteries of electric vehicles as they travel on them, is on track to design a […]

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The LumiWeave company comes up with an innovative green model to keep our streets cooler and brighter By BARRY DAVIS Published: JULY 2, 2022 There are some great inventions out there, stuff that could only come from the razor-sharp cutting edge of the very latest technological breakthroughs. But when you break the innovative offerings down, […]

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On Sunday, July 3, The Arava Institute and the Oxford Martin School of Oxford University hosted the second event in memory of Dr. Noam Segal, which was on the topic of Applied Environmental Diplomacy: Pathways to Sustainability in the Jordan River Basin. The evening provided an opportunity for sharing and discussion around joint research carried out by Oxford […]

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Published: 27 October 2021 by Yara Dahdal 1, Nadav Davidovitch 2, Michael Gilmont 3, Javier Lezaun 4, Maya Negev 5,*, Deborah Sandler 6,7 and Mohammed Shaheen 8 Abstract In early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic revealed a faceless, non-adversarial threat that endangered Israelis and Palestinians with the same ferocity. However, the capacities of the health systems […]

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Water International Volume 47, 2022 – Issue 3: 480-505 Published online: 01 Feb 2022 Natalija Vojno, Rozemarijn ter Horst, Hussam Hussein, Tim Nolden, Adham Badawy, Anna Goubert, Bota Sharipova, Francisco Pedrero, Stas Peters & Simon Damkjaer ABSTRACT Most people on this planet are under the age of 35. They have been raising their voices in […]

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By JT – Jul 05,2022 AMMAN — Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Saleh Kharabsheh on Tuesday announced criteria to allow the implementation of renewable energy projects with a capacity of more than 1 megawatt in a bid to stimulate the economy, attract more investments and increase jobs. Kharabsheh said that the Cabinet decision includes new […]

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By JT – Jul 07,2022 AMMAN — The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry is considering proposals by several renewable energy companies that responded to a letter from the ministry to re-negotiate the prices of power generated from their projects, Energy Minister Saleh Kharabsheh said on Thursday. Kharabsheh said that the ministry had organised several meetings […]

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By JT – Jul 05,2022 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Local Administration Tawfiq Kreishan during a meeting over a new solar panel project on Tuesday in Zarqa governorate (Petra photo) AMMAN — The Local Administration Ministry will help municipalities benefit from alternative energy through a solar panels project, which is scheduled to be implemented […]

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By Lucie Lagodich – Jul 05,2022 Syrian refugees are seen in the Azraq camp around 100km from Amman, in the Eastern Desert (Photo by Hanna Davis) AMMAN — The introduction of solar plants at Jordan’s two-largest Syrian refugee camps, Azraq and Zaatari, have brightened the homes of 100,000 refugees.   In 2017, Azraq became is the […]

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By JT – Jul 05,2022 The Airport International Group announced that Queen Alia International Airport has become the first in the Middle East to achieve Level 4+ ‘Transition’ of the Airport Carbon Accreditation Programme (Photo courtesy of AIG) AMMAN — The Airport International Group announced that Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) has become the first […]

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Beekeepers in northwestern Syria have to do whatever they can to produce honey – despite the dangers they face. By Ali Haj Suleiman Published On 6 Jul 2022 Beekeeping is the only work the 29-year-old Syrian has ever known, but conflict, economic deterioration, and even climate change have become painful stings to his livelihood. A short […]

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by Naharnet Newsdesk Over a dozen endangered sea turtles that were rescued after suffering major injuries in the Mediterranean scuttled their way over a beach in Israel on Friday after months of medical care. The 15 loggerhead sea turtles and two green sea turtles were released back into the wild after months of rehabilitation at […]

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