Pollution
The food that protects your lungs from air pollution
A large-scale study has found that high fruit consumption may improve lung function even among people exposed to air pollution, and reduce some of the cumulative damage.
Breathing life into buildings: Israelis develop better ways to prevent indoor air pollution
'Silent murderer': Israel must deal with air pollution, epidemiological research finds
A huge study: This is the main factor in Alzheimer’s that you can control
Largest ever lithium reserves discovered near Nevada, US - study
Conservationists and local tribal groups, whose land the mining takes place on, objected to the project.
Israel's 2022 greenhouse gas emissions surge, exceed Paris baseline
These statistics widen the gap between Israel and its international pledge to achieve a 27% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
Microplastics infiltrate all systems of body, cause behavioral changes
A new study discovered that microplastics pollute the body in the same amounts as the natural environment
Paper cups no better than plastic: Research exposes hidden toxicity
“The coffee latte you take with you from the kiosk on the corner now comes in paper cups... But that cup can also harm living organisms."
'Israel must shift from coal to gas to decrease air pollution fatalities'
Israel's Environmental Protection Ministry calls on the government to complete the shift from coal to gas on time.
Israel's biggest polluters: See who made the 'red list'
A new report identifies the most environmentally harmful factories in Israel.
'Air pollution to boost antibiotic-resistance deaths to 840k by 2050'
Antibiotic resistance from air pollution was already linked to an estimated 480,000 premature deaths in 2018.
Illegal Palestinian waste fire forces settler shop owners to stay indoors
"We woke up one morning" to "a big black thick pillar of smoke, no one can breathe."
Insects in danger: Air pollution harms bugs' ability to find food, reproduce - study
The report provides evidence that tiny particles originating from air pollution, especially from human-related sources, adhere to the sensory organs of insects.
Global boiling: How Israel urgently needs to adapt to climate change
"If we don't deal with [climate change], Israel will be a very unpleasant place to live in the next decade or two," Prof. Colin Price, head of Tel Aviv University's PlanNet Zero
