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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 343

Haifa pollution

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
View of the oil refineries in Haifa Bay, May 5, 2017. (Yaniv Nadav/Flash90/File)
August 2, 2022, 11:37 am
Study: Childhood exposure to Haifa pollution linked to increased cancer risk
Research analyzing data from 1967-2012 shows 6-17% greater risk of cancer for Haifa Bay residents exposed to high pollution levels in their youth
By ToI Staff
Aerial view of the ruins of the now defunct Electrochemical Industries Company near the northern city of Acre. (Hillel Tatro/Channel 13 Screenshot)
May 24, 2022, 4:51 pm
Environment Ministry greenlights pollution rehab project at Acre Bay site
Tidhar-Harel partnership buys former industrial site known for its high levels of mercury in fish; plans seek to restore soil, groundwater in multi-year project
By ToI Staff
View of chimneys from a refinery in Haifa Bay. (Shay Levy/Flash90)
October 10, 2021, 4:55 pm
Bazan Group again fined for violating pollution permit in Haifa
Environmental Protection Ministry slaps NIS 895,000 fine on conglomerate, says Carmel Olefins factory didn’t heed rules on dealing with highly toxic naphtha leak that caused a fire
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative: A kangaroo jumping in a field amidst smoke from a bushfire in Snowy Valley Australia (SAEED KHAN / AFP, January 4, 2020)
December 8, 2020, 8:28 pm
Poll: Climate change worries Israelis — but not enough to sway their vote
While three-quarters of those surveyed acknowledge the need to act on environmental concerns, only a third take it into account in casting their ballots
By Sue Surkes
View of the oil refineries in Haifa Bay, May 5, 2017. (Yaniv Nadav/Flash90/File)
October 26, 2020, 12:39 am
Cabinet appoints high-level committee to rule on future of Haifa Bay area
Panel has three months to publish findings that will focus on future of petrochemical and heavy industries that pollute but also create jobs
By Sue Surkes
Haifa Bay's industrial area, May 5, 2017. (Yaniv Nadav/Flash90)
August 31, 2020, 4:34 am
Amid shutdown threat, campaign tries to paint polluting Haifa industries green
‘Without industry, there is no Haifa,’ says slogan from a new social media campaign claiming that emissions are down and seeking to shift blame for pollution
By Sue Surkes
View of the oil refineries in Haifa Bay, May 5, 2017. (Yaniv Nadav/Flash90/File)
June 17, 2020, 2:47 pm
Report on polluting Haifa refinery finally emerges, but outlook still hazy
Heavily redacted paper written for PM’s office recommends shutting down Bazan facilities rather than relocation, but shies from any decisive conclusions
By Sue Surkes
View of a fire that broke out at an oil refinery complex in Haifa, northern Israel, December 25, 2016. (Meir Vaaknin/Flash90)
June 2, 2020, 5:02 pm
Court slaps NIS 1.2 million fine on oil refinery for 2016 toxic blaze
Additional fines of NIS 30,000 to 50,000 handed to three managers for failing to implement company rules, violating environmental permits
By Sue Surkes
Former TV broadcaster and Blue and White Party environmental campaigner and animal rights activist Miki Haimovich pictured at a dog shelter appealing to viewers to give Shimi and other abandoned dogs a home. (YouTube screenshot)
September 16, 2019, 10:52 pm
Blue and White MK, an ex-TV anchor, wants to turn Israel green
Determined not to stand idly by in the face of environmental degradation, animal rights campaigner Miki Haimovich eyes Environmental Protection Ministry
By Sue Surkes
Pollution in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, April 15, 2015. (Basel Awidat/Flash90)
June 24, 2019, 6:08 pm
Ombudsman says Israel failing to curb Haifa pollution, despite government claims
Four years after national plan was approved, there has been little to no progress in reducing pollutants in country’s third-largest city, comptroller finds
By ToI Staff
File: View of Haifa's oil refineries and other industrial areas, on May 5, 2017. (Yaniv Nadav/Flash90/File)
June 10, 2019, 12:55 pm
Cleanup plan has cut Haifa Bay pollution by half, claims Environmental Ministry
Elkin ‘proud of the reductions’ but watchdog group dismisses report showing 56% drop in organic pollutants as ‘questionable’ and ‘saturated with manipulated information’
By Stuart Winer
Israel environment ministry workers spray water into the sewers under a commercial area trying to disperse explosive gas that leaked from the Haifa Bay chemical refineries, May 18, 2019. (Ministry of Environmental Protection)
May 19, 2019, 8:20 pm
The chemical refineries in Haifa: One leak too many?
Explosive gas was discovered over the weekend leaking from a pipe directly under city streets, only 500 meters from homes. The new mayor has signaled she won’t tolerate it
By Aviv Lavie
View of a fire that broke out at an oil refinery complex in Haifa, northern Israel, December 25, 2016. (Meir Vaaknin/Flash90)
January 2, 2017, 5:58 pm
Criminal negligence suspected at Haifa oil refinery blaze
Preliminary report into last week’s fire leads to wide-scale investigation into variety of environmental violations
By ToI Staff
View of a fire that broke out at an oil refinery complex in Haifa, northern Israel, December 25, 2016. (Meir Vaaknin/Flash90)
December 25, 2016, 10:16 pm
Firefighters gain control of Haifa oil refinery blaze
After hours of intense efforts, teams quell massive fire that threatened to spread to other chemical tanks
By ToI Staff
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