Several cubic meters of oil dispersed after leak discovered from Trans-Israel pipeline, some 3 kilometers out to sea

Pre-trial hearing set for suspects over worst ecological disaster in Israel’s history, which saw 5 million liters of crude spilled when EAPC pipeline ruptured

Environmental protection minister lambastes goal, says 'real message' is 70% will come from climate-warming gas, undermining efforts to move to renewables

NIS 80 million available for cutting plastic bag use, yet no government targets set; Tel Aviv ranked third among 22 Mediterranean beaches for most plastic pollution along coastline

Dozens reportedly infected or suspected of contracting potentially fatal disease, which is transmitted to humans via animal urine

Likud minister, already under fire for evasiveness on how she caught COVID, has cost taxpayer thousands by 'mixing private and public' use of resources, report says; she denies it

Also, 4 years after finding that rig was spewing as much carcinogenic material as 570 large industrial plants, environment ministry lauds Texas-based company for reducing pollution

In eighth annual report on pollution, global warming gas emissions, Environmental Protection Ministry adopts OECD criteria for calculating industries' indirect costs to state

Environmental Protection Ministry finds infected mosquitoes in Kishon Stream in north; Yotvata, Ketura, Eliphaz and Grofit in south

Environment Ministry hails victory as judges appear to bury 1970s project with a demand for 'a more modest' version, that will not involve draining sea to create a bigger beach