Israel/Environment
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Israel: Environment Ministry approves restoration project at Acre Bay site
The treatment will significantly reduce the leakage of contaminated groundwater into the sea
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Israel: Bar-Ilan University launches environment research center and school
'An institute like the one inaugurated at Bar-Ilan is the place from which results will emerge'
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Another dead whale washes up on Israeli shore
This is the second such incident in the past year
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Origins of the Medusa: study examines Israel’s summer jellyfish
Israeli beach bathers know to be careful of the stinging creatures during the warm summer months
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Israel's comptroller: Government not doing enough to prevent invasive species
'Invasive species compete with—and ultimately supplant the natural flora and fauna of the land of Israel'
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Israel approves Climate Bill: ‘We promised and we delivered’
The Climate Bill represents a 'dramatic change' in the climate change battle
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Israel lacks deterrence against environmental offenses
'The [cost of the] environment comes, unfortunately, very cheap in Israel,' Rosenstreich says
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Wildlife of the Holy Land: The ibex roams Israel’s desert
'The ibex as an iconographic depiction reoccurs throughout the world on different artifacts'
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Urban dogs explore nature at Israeli desert retreat
'Take your dogs out and let them be connected to nature and live like they are meant to'
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Israel faces one of the hottest Aprils recorded
The past decade was the hottest ever, with last year being one of the hottest in Israel since the 1950s
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'No chance' Israel meets its climate goals, says treasury official
'We won’t meet the targets the government committed to. Maybe we’ll reach 20 percent in the best case'
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Israel: Spring wildflowers late due to unusual cold in early 2022
The average temperatures for January through March combined were the coldest since 1993
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Israel: Reforming coral reefs using 3D printing
The world’s coral reefs are in existential danger due to many factors including global warming
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Israel to invest $18m in cultivated meat consortium
'This is an unprecedented governmental commitment on a global scale'
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Israel to top up shrinking Sea of Galilee with desalinated water
'Every 30 years we double the population. Without this project, it would be an awful situation'
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Smaller and longer - global warming might impact the future of birds
At some point, birds might stop adapting to the warmer climate
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Israel approves pilot program to curb stray dog population
'As of now, there are 25,000 wild dogs just in the Negev area'
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Israeli bike NGO tackles waste problem
'People that come here are amazed. They realize that trash for someone can be gold for someone else'
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No sign of spring in Israel as winter weather persists
Snow closes Mount Hermon to visitors, with farmers concerned cold spell could damage crops
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Study: Devastation of ‘urban corals’ in southern Israel
'The corals seem healthy... when looking deeper than the naked eye, we saw the strong effect of urbanization'
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Israelis ask court to save ancient palm trees from pollution
The trees 'have a high scientific value and are a significant part of the region’s cultural natural treasures'
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Frigid weather expected as record cold wave strikes Jerusalem
'An initial inspection shows that this is an almost unprecedented event for March'
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Sierra Club succumbs to activist pressure, cancels Israel trips
US environmental organization accused of 'providing legitimacy to the Israeli state'
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West Jerusalem closer to a greener construction plan
The new plan is the largest expansion of the west part of the capital ever undertaken.