Zafrir Rinat

Final tally on new seven wonders - natural wonders - to be announced early next year, so technically the Dead Sea still has a chance.

Prof. Boaz Lazar of the Earth Sciences Institute at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Dr. Moti Stein of the Israel Geological Survey recently published their findings in the journal 'Geology.'

Report on Israel's environmental performance shows vast majority of garbage sent to dumps, not recycled or reused; pollution higher than in most other OECD members.

'Protection and Rehabilitation of the Dead Sea' bill drafted by Israel Union for Environmental Defense, submitted to Knesset by MKs headed by Dov Khenin (Hadash).

Israel’s environmental organizations are largely dependent on foreign donations, mainly from the U.S.; maybe it’s time to change that.

But critics say the plan to increase housing will siphon resources away from existing cities.

According to the research some sea anemones use a gland next to their stinging cells to increase the intensity of their attack by also excreting venom into the water.

Rain in Tel Aviv came in a number of very short but powerful cloudbursts, in some cases flooding the streets in the center of the city.

Some experts contend that the sludge, which is used as fertilizer, presents health risks and say its use should be limited - or even stopped altogether.

But residents say plan doesn't address toxic waste left behind.

Study shows the open spaces in cities go unused because they're unpleasant. Solution: Allocate less land and invest more in it.

Land developers Macpell Industries and Zioni Herzl won the tender to set up an amusement park, an artificial lake and a commercial center on 200 dunams on Betzet beach four years ago.

Surveyors pointed to several consecutive low-rainfall years as the main reason for the low water levels.

Samech Het neighborhood gets connected to municipal water system after suffering substandard water and sewer infrastructure; such cases occur when homes are built without permits.

The Interior Ministry has drawn up a list of possible sites for constructing Mediterranean gas treatment facilities. Local residents object to all of them, and say they should be built at sea.

Pick expected to face criticism from green groups.

Pick expected to face criticism from green groups.

Under the proposal, the government will appoint an inter-ministerial team that will submit its recommendations on the implementation of the plan by May 2012.

The project, which had been approved by the Kfar Sava Planning and Building Committee, included a 13-story main building and a total of 7,000 square meters of floor space.

Local olive oil producers fear the effects of possible cuts to import taxes and quotas, one of the popular weapons against high prices in Israel.

National parks, nature reserves and forests around the country attract more than 200,000 visitors on the first day of the Sukkot holiday, according to estimates.

Activists, alternative planners in southern neighborhoods of Neveh Tzedek and Florentin are working to introduce changes in the municipality's plan.

About 40,000 worshippers are expected to attend some 200 prayer sessions organized for people who do not pray regularly; air traffic to and from Israel halted over holiday, border crossings to Jordan and Gaza closed down.

Police meet with Israeli Arab representatives to prevent incidents such as the one in Acre three years ago when clashes erupted between Arab and Jewish residents.

About 40,000 worshippers are expected to attend some 200 prayer sessions organized for people who do not pray regularly; air traffic to and from Israel to halt over holiday, border crossings to Jordan and Gaza to close down.