Hannah Schafer
Environmental History is Made in Ashdod: The Lachish River Opens for Water Recreation
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Zalul, the water protection NGO of Israel, is tremendously proud to announce to a major success in the campaign to save the Lachish River. After three years of campaigning in the city of Ashdod to rescue the Lachish, Zalul stood…
Join Zalul's Protest Against Sea Pollution in Tel Aviv
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The health of Tel Aviv and Herzliya residents should not be ignored: For over two weeks the beaches of Tel Aviv and Herzliya have been polluted by sewage from Or-Yehuda. For over a week Zalul Environmental Association has been waiting…
Zalul's Tu B’Shvat 2009 Photo Competition
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Tu B’Shvat is just around the corner! Traditionally known as the “New Year of the Trees”, in modern times it has been reinterpreted as the Jewish Earth Day. Each year, Jews around the world come together to celebrate the holiday…
Catastrophic Chemical Spill Hits Israel's Yarkon River
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After a major fire in the Sano Plastic Factory in Hod Hasharon (makers of many of the cleaning products and supplies you can find in Israeli supermarkets), the effluent from their chemical operations and the residue from fighting the fire…
Israel's Ministry of the Environment Could Double Its Budget by Collecting Fines
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Zalul, the non-profit marine NGO, has released it’s 2008 State of the Sea Report. Yesterday a press conference was held at Cafe Masada in Tel Aviv with over 20 members of the press gathering to hear the latest news about the…
Zalul's Protecting the Lachish River
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Sea pollution closes the beaches in Bat Yam. (Credit: Zalul Environmental Association) For a long time now, Israel’s water resources haven’t been getting the respect they deserve. Out of the 16 rivers that flow into the Mediterranean Sea, all 16…
