Rotem Amfert Negev reaches agreement for record payout in class action suit headed by Parks Authority over massive leak that ravaged Nahal Ashalim in 2017

Wastewater from Israeli phosphate mining company caused lasting environmental damage at Ashalim Stream, near Dead Sea, after evaporation pool wall collapsed in 2017

Nature and Parks Authority says leak from supply canal caused salination of soil; plants dying as a result of the leak, some of them protected species; ICL says working to fix it

Recent examination said to show the walls were not built according to standards; experts say the toxic waste is cancerous, even on contact

While there are some signs of regeneration at Negev site of effluent spill, many contaminants remain in soil, hobbling flora growth and preventing fauna from bouncing back

Environmental Protection Ministry, Israel Nature and Parks Authority declare Ashalim stream safe after risk assessment, soil and water sampling