UN raises $30M to prevent 'catastrophic' Yemen oil spill
The United Nations falls short of a target of $80 million to drain the crude from the FSO Safer, a 45-year-old decaying oil tanker it warns is in imminent danger of breaking up.
Environment & Wildlife
Report: Around 90% of Israeli ecosystems losing biodiversity
MK Alon Tal: State Comptroller’s report confirms our darkest fears: Israel is barely making any effort to contend with phenomenon of invasive species competing with and ultimately supplanting our natural flora and fauna.
Eyeing emission goals, gov't approves first-ever climate bill
The legislation proposal seeks to give Israel a much-needed push toward meeting 2030 emission goals. Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg lauds bill as "a critical step for our future."
Crucial climate bill sidelined, pushing carbon-emission goals further out of reach
Regardless, Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg vows it will be passed by the end of the Knesset's summer session.
Tunisia says countries offer to help contain environmental damage after fuel ship sinks
Vessel carrying 750-1,000 tons of fuel sent a distress call from seven miles away from the Tunisian city of Gabes, to which Tunisia's navy responded.
WATCH: Rare display of animal friendship at Hula Valley
Sharing a local lake, the birds flew and swam around in a breathtaking dance that was even joined by storks.
UN warns Earth 'firmly on track toward an unlivable world'
Temperatures on Earth will shoot past a key danger point unless greenhouse gas emissions fall faster than countries have committed.
One of world's largest fish spotted off Israel's southern coast
Marine park inspectors astonished to see a sunfish they say was some three meters tall and nearly as wide.
Israeli petrochemical giant takes on plastics
Bazan announcing purchase of control of VPM Plast, a film that specializes in post-industrial recycling, as well as partnership to grind 10,000 tons of household plastic waste per year.
To mark Earth Day, SodaStream seeks to save 1 million sea turtles in April
As part of the company's long-time mission to reduce single-use plastic waste and stop it from ending up in the sea, SodaStream partners with NGO SEE Turtles and former "Baywatch" star David Hasselhoff.