The climate crisis is not longer theory: it’s here and now, and it’s in Israel too. Climate change is bringing real challenges to our personal, economic and food security. Forecasts for the future predict a consistent downward trend of up to 25% in the annual rainfall in Israel, increases in extreme weather events, and a…
The cable car project in Jerusalem is delayed. The High Court of Justice is demanding explanations from the State as to why it was decided to carry out the project. We argued at the hearing that the cable car would cause severe damage to a world-important heritage landscape. Moreover, permission to build was granted on…
Litigation – The Minister of Environment responded to our lawsuit in the High Court of Justice on October 18 that, as the law requires, she will include 1.5 liter ‘family-size’ bottles in the Beverage Container Law. This is an important victory for which Adam Teva V’Din has worked for years, and a significant landmark in…
Israel should join European countries in banning the herbicide glyphosate. In Israel, there is widespread use of herbicides in agriculture and urban landscaping. Glyphosate is often applied to wheat, banana, avocado, watermelon, melon, grapes and other agricultural produce. Municipalities often use Roundup and other pesticide products that contain glyphosate to maintain landscaping in parks, gardens,…
The Haifa District Court (Water Tribunal) ruled that the Dead Sea Works pumps hundreds of millions of cubic meters of water every year in violation of the law. Adam Teva V’Din’s petition stated to the Water Tribunal stated that the drop in water level in the northern basin of the Dead Sea damages infrastructure and…
In June 2017 an industrial waste pool at the Rotem Ampert plant collapsed and contaminated one of Israel’s most beloved nature reserves, the hiking area around Nahal Ashalim. An investigation showed that Rotem Ampert had failed to maintain two acid wastewater ponds that were constructed in violation of building permits. After months of negotiations, Rotem…
In 2007 we filed a petition in the Supreme Court against Ra’anana Municipality’s practice of charging non-residents an entrance fee to the municipal park. In response to the filing of our petition, the Interior Ministry amended Municipal Ordinances, prohibiting local authorities to charge for entry to public parks. The case was filed by our Environmental…
The Minister of Health in 2012 approved drinking water regulations, after years of delay, thanks to Adam Teva V’Din’s legal action in 2008, and public pressure. Thus the recommendations of the Adin Committee are now adopted, and all Israelis will benefit from safer drinking water.
The Supreme Court ordered the Jerusalem Municipality to relocate a polluting metal-casing factory away from a local school in Silwan, an Arab neighborhood in East Jerusalem. Our expert opinion persuaded the court that the level of air pollution was dangerous to the health of the children and teachers.
In 2008, the Knesset approved Israel’s first comprehensive Clean Air Law, a bill initiated by Adam Teva V’Din and later adopted as a government bill. The law sets goals for reducing air pollution and imposes restrictions on pollutant emissions from industry, power plants and transportation, and requires the implementation of a National Air Quality Strategy…
