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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 596

air pollution

The Ashdod oil refinery in 2014. (Ilan Malster)
March 27, 2025, 6:41 pm
Oil refineries, phosphate mines, perform worst on environmental impact index
12th annual index scores environment risk posed by 125 large industrial plants belonging to 46 public and government companies
By Sue Surkes
View of the Orot Rabin power plant at Sdot Yam beach, central Israel, April 11, 2023. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
July 21, 2024, 7:20 pm
Just 25% of planned steps to cut emissions completed by ministries – report
Environmental Protection Ministry’s annual update on implementation of 241 policy measures is latest in string of reports slamming government’s inaction on climate change
By Sue Surkes
Carmel Olefins in the Haifa Bay, northern Israel, in an undated photo. (Ilan Melster)
May 20, 2024, 1:35 pm
Bazan oil refinery group and subsidiaries fined almost $1 million for pollution
Haifa Magistrate’s Court decision to fine Carmel Olefins $275,000 comes less than two weeks after Environmental Protection Ministry gave it a $5 million fine
By Sue Surkes
Hazy weather over Jerusalem amid high levels of air pollution, April 18, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90)
April 18, 2024, 2:21 pm
Health, environment ministries issue warning over high levels of air pollution
Poor air quality a result of dust blowing in from North Africa; ministries advise at-risk populations and general public to minimize outdoor exposure until the air clears
By Renee Ghert-Zand
The unrecognized Bedouin villages around the Ramat Hovav industrial area in southern Israel suffer from a high level of air pollution from nearby chemical evaporation ponds and an Israel Electric Company power plant, December 28, 2017. (Yaniv Nadav/Flash90/File)
December 28, 2023, 11:43 pm
Exposure to polluted air in Israel up to 3.5 times global target levels
Air quality review, included for first time in Central Bureau of Statistics’ quality of life index, shows high levels of particles linked to heart disease and asthma
By Sue Surkes
A pedestrian walks on a bridge above vehicle traffic in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, as the city is enveloped under thick smog. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)
August 29, 2023, 9:59 am
Worse than smoking: Air pollution is greatest global threat to human health
Major study shows fine particulate air pollution affecting life expectancy rates more than smoking or alcohol; South Asia worst-hit, but great improvement in China
By Issam Ahmed
Illustrative photo of fruit and vegetables in the Mahane Yehuda market, October 13, 2017. (Stuart Winer/Times of Israel)
May 2, 2023, 4:00 pm
Number of Israelis harmed by pollution more than doubled in past decade — ombudsman
Annual state comptroller report slams agriculture and health ministries for failing to control pesticides, pillories Environment Ministry for not tackling environmental damage
By Sue Surkes
View of the oil refineries and the industrial area of Haifa Bay, October 28, 2008. (Chen Leopold/Flash90)
September 29, 2022, 1:06 pm
Bazan Group indicted for pollution for 5th time in seven years
Israel’s biggest oil refinery and subsidiaries, fined nearly NIS 7.3 million for offenses over last 5 years, is now accused of 15 air pollution events at 10 facilities in 2017
By Sue Surkes
Activists demonstrate in favor of closing the Central Bus Station in Tel Aviv on April 24, 2018. (Melanie Lidman/Times of Israel)
September 22, 2022, 2:00 pm
Tel Aviv bus station declared a pollution hotspot
Environment minister’s move under Clean Air Act will force city hall to produce detailed plan to deal with diesel emissions within six months
By Sue Surkes
An exhaust pipe from a diesel generator spouts fumes near a residential building in Beirut, Lebanon, March 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
September 12, 2022, 11:24 am
Generators keep the lights on in Mideast while spewing hazardous fumes into homes
Unlike most power plants, generators are often inside neighborhoods, pumping toxins directly to residents; reliance on them stems from state failure due to war or mismanagement
By Zeina Karam
A Palestinian worker prepares plastic for processing to extract fuel in Jabaliya in the northern Gaza Strip on August 23, 2022. (Mohammed Abed / AFP)
August 26, 2022, 11:02 am
Desperate for fuel, Gazans burn plastic despite serious environmental, health risks
Dangerous distillation method turned to by some residents of Strip, amid diesel shortage and spike in global fuel prices
By Belal AL SABBAGH and Mai Yaghi
View of the water cooling tower at the Haifa oil refinery in Haifa, July 31, 2022. (Shir Torem/Flash90)
August 25, 2022, 2:36 pm
Industrial air pollution cost Israel NIS 12.5 billion in 2021
Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg lauds overall trend in reducing emissions, though suspected carcinogens increased by 1.5%; electric company biggest culprit
By ToI Staff
Factories in Haifa Bay. (Shay Levy / Flash90)
July 10, 2022, 6:27 pm
Environment Ministry files criminal charges against Bazan Group for air pollution
Indictment alleges that Carmel Olefins failed to properly use flare to burn gases, pumping nearly 100 tons of carbon monoxide, ethane, methane, ethylene and propane into the air
By Sue Surkes
Steam billows from a coal-fired power plant, November 18, 2021, in Craig, Colorado. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
June 30, 2022, 6:02 pm
US Supreme Court limits government’s power to cut greenhouse gas emissions
Justices say Clean Air Act doesn’t give Environmental Protection Agency broad authority to regulate power plants that contribute to global warming, decision belongs to Congress
By Mark Sherman
One of phosphate plants. (Shay Levy/Flash90)
February 7, 2022, 7:12 pm
Government issues plan to cut red tape in environmental licensing, help business
Proposals include expanding right of businesses to appeal; advocacy group urges, ‘Don’t let bureaucratic simplification water down environmental demands’
By Sue Surkes
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