Four suspects from Ramat Hasharon and Taibe taken for questioning by fraud detectives, with further arrests said possible

Interior Ministry backs off effort to gain control of the reserve, which it argued would lead to improved synchronization between the fund and local authorities

Interior Ministry says takeover of fund for waste management was part of coalition deal; Environment Ministry insists bid not based on any professional considerations

Editor David Horovitz speaks ahead of landmark reading of bill that shifts judicial appointments; environment reporter Sue Surkes on stinky garbage grab by Interior Ministry

Many in the Haredi community saw the last government's tax hike on disposable utensils and sweetened drinks as a targeted attack, which the religious right-wing is now walking back

Director of separate city recycling plant says municipality will have to pay his company compensation, as it will now receive less material to sell for recycling

Draft rules to discourage sending organic waste from kitchens and gardens to landfills while incentivizing local authorities to separate at source, build recycling facilities

Environmental Protection Ministry confirms that waste, recently removed, was stored correctly and posed no risk

'It’s becoming ubiquitous from the equator to the poles and the farthest reaches of the oceans,' expert says. 'And much of it is simply unnecessary'

Proposals include expanding right of businesses to appeal; advocacy group urges, 'Don't let bureaucratic simplification water down environmental demands'