Environment & Nature

Israel: Greek Tanker Ruled Out as Source of Massive Oil Spill

The Environment Ministry cleared the Miinerva Helen of blame for the worst oil spill in the country’s history following a ‘professional and comprehensive inspection’

Volunteers cleaning up tar from a beach in Tel Aviv, last week.

Israel Sends Team to Greece to Inspect Ship Suspected of Causing Massive Oil Spill

The oil spill has polluted beaches covering some 40 percent of Israel’s Mediterranean coast

Volunteers cleaning Israel's beaches, yesterday.

Potential Oil Spill Identified Off Israeli Coast, but Isn't Expected to Reach the Country

Concerns remain as hundreds of volunteers still attempt to clean up the tar on the country's beaches after a massive oil spill

Israeli soldiers clean up tar from the recent oil spill in the Mediterranean Sea at Sharon Beach on Monday.

Tar Covering Israel's Beaches Doesn't Bode Well for Its Handling of the Next Major Oil Spill

Large amounts of tar are lying on sea floor and rocky areas, constituting a third of Israel's shore, while investigations into origin of the incident continue

A local fisherman who goes by the name Jumbo returns from a fishing trip on the Mediterranean Sea, in the Israeli Arab village of Jisr al-Zarqa, Israel, early this morning.

After Major Oil Spill, Israel's Fishermen Net Catch Despite Ban

Scientists say it's far too risky to keep fishing in the Mediterranean as they continue to analyze the disaster, but fishermen in Jisr al-Zarqa and Jaffa, already hit by the coronavirus crisis, fear even a bigger hit to their livelihood

A dead 17-meter-long fin whale wich was washed ashore is pictured on the beach near the city of Ashkelon.

Israel Bans Sale of Fish as Search for Source of Mediterranean Oil Pollution Narrows Down

Environmental protection minister says tar on Israel’s beaches that caused the country's worst case of sea pollution in decades came from a single scofflaw ship

A veterinarian holds a sea turtle that was covered with tar. 'If they eat regular food, it turns into a lump with the tar and could cause blockages.'

At This Israeli Turtles Hospital, Oil Spill Victims Are Saved With Q-tips and Mayonnaise

At the National Sea Turtle Rescue Center, sea turtles are on the mend after the massive oil spill and might be released back to nature soon. The little creatures can’t eat solid food yet

Court Partially Lifts Gag Order on Probe Into Worst Oil Spill in Israel's History

Minerva Helen, a Greek tanker, was mentioned by several Israeli media outlets as responsible for the leak ■ Company denies all allegations

A man shows tar on his hands in the aftermath of an oil spill that drenched much of the Mediterranean shoreline, in Tyre nature reserve

Disastrous Oil Spill Off Israel's Shores Spreads to Lebanon

The Lebanese PM tasks key ministries with the follow-up, as Israeli officials continue to try to find those responsible for the spill

Prime Minister Netanyahu in Eilat, yesterday.

Editorial Keeping the Israeli Public in the Dark, Again

Volunteers remove tar from rocks at a northern Israeli beach, on Monday.

Analysis Israel Failed to Protect Its Coast. The Next Environmental Disaster Is Just a Matter of Time

As long as oil continues to be used as fuel, the risk of oil spills, like last week’s leak along the Mediterranean shoreline, still persists

A sea turtle covered in tar on a beach in Israel, earlier today

In Unusual Move, Israel Slaps Gag Order on Probe Into Massive Oil Leak That Decimated Shoreline

Israel's Environmental Protection Ministry says publications regarding massive oil spill 'at this sensitive stage could harm a complex investigation with international aspects'

Ariel Sharon Park, a converted landfill in Gush Dan.

Government Warns That Israel's Landfill Space Is Running Scarce

Environmental Protection Ministry worries the crunch may lead to refuse being dumped illegally nationwide

A baby turtle covered in tar found on a Hadera beach after Wednesday's oil spill.

Massive Israeli Oil Spill Spurs Bill on Sea Pollution Preparedness

The environmental protection ministry's proposed resolution once again shows that only a major crisis can prod the government into action to protect the environment, environmental groups say

Israel Closes Mediterranean Beaches After Worst Oil Spill in Its History

The accident has marred beaches over 170 kilometres, 40 percent of Israel’s coast, affecting 16 communities

Israel's Massive Oil Spill: From North to South, Concerned Citizens Clean Tar From Beaches

Oil spill off Israel's coast is its worst maritime pollution in decades. Environmental activists slam the overwhelmed government for not implementing a pollution plan approved almost 13 years ago

Israelis cleaning a beach at a kibbutz after an oil spill in the Mediterranean Sea, yesterday

Editorial Two Urgent Lessons From Massive Oil Spill That Engulfed Israel's Coastline

A woman holds a dead sea turtle covered in tar from an oil spill in the Mediterranean Sea in Gador nature reserve near Hadera, on Saturday.

Oil Spill Off Israel's Coast Is Its Worst Maritime Pollution in Decades, and Cleanup 'Could Take Years'

Thousands of volunteers join cleaning efforts, with four sea turtles the first known fatalities. European satellite tracking points to the source as a tanker that passed through the area a week ago

Israeli Beaches Polluted With Tar, Possibly From Oil Tankers, Prompting Fear for Wildlife

The pollution, which has affected mostly beaches in the Sharon and Carmel regions, has covered wildlife near the beaches with the black substance

A body of a whale washed up on a beach south of Tel Aviv, today.

Baby Whale Found Dead on Beach South of Tel Aviv

Nature and Parks Authority officials say it's unclear what caused the death of the fin whale, adding that the water nearby is polluted, including with tar

Reconstruction of the steppe mammoths that preceded the woolly mammoth, based on the genetic knowledge we now have from the Adycha mammoth.

Scientists Extract DNA Over a Million Years Old From Frozen Mammoths

First shock from genetic analysis of three ancient mammoths: Siberia had two lineages of steppe mammoth. Second surprise: The North American mammoth was a hybrid

Stationary animals – similar to sponges and potentially several previously unknown species – attached to a boulder on the sea floor.

Strange Life Found on Seafloor in the Dark, Beneath Antarctic Ice Shelf

Clinging to Antarctic rock, a small sedentary animal was discovered where none were thought to be able to survive

Hurricane Dorian approaching a beach, Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. September 1, 2019

Hurricane Wind-speed Doubled and Other Climate Change Briefs

Squirrels are heading for the hills, a problem with trees, a snag in measuring climate change at 'Ground Zero,' and wet Israel

Will 200 Rich Arab Men Save the World From the Climate Crisis?

Poised on the cusp between economic and climate disaster, and an amazing commercial opportunity, Gulf-based petroleum giants realize today that the golden age of oil is about to end, Dan Rabinowitz asserts in his new book. Is the era of green on the horizon?