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        <title>Suspected arson shuts Negev sewage plant, sending raw wastewater into streams</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:56:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some 30,000 cubic meters a day expected to flow through waterways for weeks; plant officials reportedly link attack to refusal to pay protection money, citing past incidents<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/07/IMG_4547-e1784738835583-1024x640.jpeg" title="Suspected arson shuts Negev sewage plant, sending raw wastewater into streams" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Tomato tomorrow: The Israeli lab creating the veggies of the future</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/tomato-tomorrow-the-israeli-lab-creating-the-veggies-of-the-future/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 07:18:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Galia melon and the world's first nearly shelf-stable tomato are among Hazera's inventions. Now the company is helping to prepare farmers for climate change<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/08/0D3A4529-1024x640.jpg" title="Tomato tomorrow: The Israeli lab creating the veggies of the future" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Settler activist calls for Israeli wastewater control to protect key water source</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/west-bank-activist-calls-for-israeli-wastewater-control-to-protect-key-water-source/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 17:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[aquifer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In new report, Green Now's Barak Verker says Palestinian Authority 'too weak, inefficient, corrupt' to stop sewage contaminating mountain aquifer, critical for drinking water<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/09/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-14-at-17.22.49-e1789396488774-1024x640.jpeg" title="Settler activist calls for Israeli wastewater control to protect key water source" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Much disposable tableware marketed as biodegradable does not decompose &#8212; study</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/much-disposable-tableware-marketed-as-biodegradable-does-not-decompose-study/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:22:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[microplastics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[single use plastics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greenpeace Israel buried an assortment of utensils for six months, found extensive 'greenwashing'; NGO calls for mandatory labeling combined with tough enforcement<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/09/הנזק-האקלימי-של-הכלים-המתכלים-עמוד-19-1024x640.jpg" title="Much disposable tableware marketed as biodegradable does not decompose &#8212; study" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Electric car adoption will continue to slide without urgent support, Energy Ministry says</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/electric-car-adoption-will-continue-to-slide-without-urgent-support-energy-ministry-says/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 04:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[taxation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With plug-in hybrid sales outstripping EVs, officials call on government to incentivize chargers in residential buildings, mandate EV imports, create long-term tax certainty<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/09/F260813YA025-1024x640.jpg" title="Electric car adoption will continue to slide without urgent support, Energy Ministry says" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Amid desalination woes, energy minister paints rosy picture of Israel&#8217;s water resilience</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/amid-desalination-woes-energy-minister-paints-rosy-picture-of-israels-water-resilience/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 17:58:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At press conference on ninth day of partial suspension of water processing stations, Eli Cohen says Israel has access to almost twice the drinking water needed for all households<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/09/F260902YA932-1024x640.jpg" title="Amid desalination woes, energy minister paints rosy picture of Israel&#8217;s water resilience" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Daily Briefing Sept. 7 &#8211; Desalination plant shutdowns break dam on water security risks</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-sept-7-desalination-plant-shutdowns-break-dam-on-water-security-risks/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:44:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[2026 US-Israel war with Iran]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Environmental reporter Sue Surkes on why five desalination plants shut down last week, Israel's dangerous overreliance on water technology, and innovations in sustainable food science<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/09/thumbnail-aug-13-13-1024x640.jpg" title="Daily Briefing Sept. 7 &#8211; Desalination plant shutdowns break dam on water security risks" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Industrial zones, built up areas, suffer most heat in Gush Dan &#8212; study</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/industrial-zones-built-up-areas-suffer-most-heat-in-gush-dan-study/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 21:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[heat]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heat in built-up parts of Tel Aviv metropolis, including Bnei Brak, Ramat Gan, Bat Yam, Holon, and Rehovot, can be 4°C  higher than in open areas in summer, 9°C higher in winter<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/09/F260715MA019-1024x640.jpg" title="Industrial zones, built up areas, suffer most heat in Gush Dan &#8212; study" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Israeli scientists develop huge sponge to mop up and &#8216;eat&#8217; oil spills</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-scientists-develop-huge-sponge-to-mop-up-and-eat-oil-spills/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 13:03:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[oil spill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU)]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ben-Gurion University scientists say plant material, enriched with nutrients to attract oil-guzzling bacteria, can absorb 100 times its own mass in crude oil or fuel in just seconds<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/09/AP26216656693061-1024x640.jpg" title="Israeli scientists develop huge sponge to mop up and &#8216;eat&#8217; oil spills" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Officials seek to calm public after algicides dumped at sea in bid to reopen desalination plants</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/officials-seek-to-calm-public-after-algicides-dumped-at-sea-in-bid-to-reopen-desalination-plants/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:07:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fishing temporarily banned 'as a precaution' but water supplies back to normal, says Energy Ministry, after initially unannounced push to get rid of rogue algae crippling stations<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/09/F260902YA918-1024x640.jpg" title="Officials seek to calm public after algicides dumped at sea in bid to reopen desalination plants" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>New masterplan needed after desalination shutdown underlines dangers of tech overreliance</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-masterplan-needed-after-desalination-shutdown-underlines-dangers-of-tech-overreliance/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Experts blast complacency, urge reviving wells, natural buffers, and conservation to lower the 80% of drinking water that comes from coastal facilities<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/09/F260902YA914-1024x640.jpg" title="New masterplan needed after desalination shutdown underlines dangers of tech overreliance" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Desalination plants again shut down due to murky seawater; farmers sound the alarm</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/desalination-plants-again-shut-down-due-to-murky-seawater-farmers-sound-the-alarm/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Water desalination]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With 5 of 6 facilities again closed amid rising seawater turbidity, local authorities told to curb water use; farmers lament risk to crops, livestock<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/09/F260901CG13-1024x640.jpg" title="Desalination plants again shut down due to murky seawater; farmers sound the alarm" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>2.6 million students return to school amid teacher shortages, systemic challenges</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/2-6-million-students-return-to-school-amid-teacher-shortages-systemic-challenges/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over 20,000 students head to class in Gaza border towns, 9% more than in Sept. 2023; police secure Jerusalem school targeted by Haredi extremists; East Jerusalem private schools strike over restrictions on teachers from West Bank<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/09/F260901TA06-e1788255142685-1024x640.jpg" title="2.6 million students return to school amid teacher shortages, systemic challenges" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Israel&#8217;s global warming emissions down in 2025 but still cost economy $11 billion, ministry finds</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-global-warming-emissions-down-in-2025-but-still-cost-economy-11-billion-ministry-finds/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 03:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Environmental Protection Ministry's pollution data shows positive trends in many areas thanks to continuing demise of coal, drop in wildfires after end of rocket fire from Lebanon<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/03/F260205YZ019-1024x640.jpg" title="Israel&#8217;s global warming emissions down in 2025 but still cost economy $11 billion, ministry finds" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Almost all of Israel&#8217;s desalination plants shut due to weather; source denies cyberattack</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/almost-all-of-israels-desalination-plants-shut-due-to-weather-source-denies-cyberattack/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[5 of 6 facilities temporarily close due to 'severe turbidity,' prompting limits for agriculture use; incident follows recent hack on US water systems, allegedly by Iran<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/08/F181212IH19-1024x640.jpg" title="Almost all of Israel&#8217;s desalination plants shut due to weather; source denies cyberattack" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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