Electronics Recycling Corporation rolling out containers in Jerusalem, Rishon Lezion for batteries from bikes and scooters -- but not cars -- which will be recycled in Europe

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

UN appeals for $14 million needed to address the issue, says if the FSO Safer breaks up, it could unleash a catastrophic spill costing up to $20 billion to clean up

Peer-reviewed Israeli research based on 381,000 births; data is vital, says epidemiologist, since low birth weight points to increased risk of illness later in life

With no option of exporting or safely disposing of the power units, relied upon due to chronic power cuts, officials warn they could leak sulfuric acid into soil and water supply

Environment Protection Ministry publishes ninth report on organizations considered high risk; 5 among top 10 are part of Israel Corporation, majority-owned by Idan Ofer

Accident causes strange sight of massive flames boiling up from below the water's surface; no injuries in incident near state-owned drilling platform

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Experts at conference say academics must convey their findings in a way that will enable politicians and public to connect environmental hazards and health

In an environmental 'wake-up call,' scientists say mankind’s impact on planet so huge that our creations weigh more than ‘living biomass,’ and plastic weighs more than all animals