News Israel pushes through a weak and disappointing Climate Bill 09/21/2023 Climate Crisis, Legislation, Planning Quickly and quietly Israel’s government is making steps to pass a Climate Law. So why our disappointment?
News Let’s be “reasonable”: Amicus Curiae – A Friend to the Court 08/10/2023 Judicial Overhaul, Legislation With the government’s cancelation of “reasonableness” we are the sole organization to stand with Bagatz (the High Court of Justice) in hearing the multiple petitions against the July 2023 amendment cancelling the reasonableness doctrine.
News Explosion on contaminated land proves the worth of our work 06/25/2023 Contaminated Sites, Legislation, Litigation, Planning The June ’23 explosion at Taas Nof Yam, Herzliya and how it could have been avoided.
Articles All Israelis are vulnerable to the climate crisis; some more than others 05/28/2023 Climate Crisis, Legislation
Articles Pending budgetary law damaging to the environment 04/19/2023 Climate Crisis, Legislation, Planning Proposals will rollback environmental protections
Events Law and Order: Environment sidelined? 03/29/2023 Legislation A facilitated Q & A with our experts about the environmental impact of the contentious judicial overhaul – please (re)watch our virtual event here.
News Regulation of PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ demanded 03/12/2023 Legislation, PFAS, Public Health Petition submitted to the High Court of Justice as PFAS must be regulated; Israel lagging behind
News Time to act to eliminate PFAS 02/26/2023 Legislation, Water Time for action on PFAS ‘forever chemicals’
Articles The Judicial Overhaul – A message from the FIE Chair 02/15/2023 Environmental Justice, Judicial Overhaul, Legislation Brian D. Israel -Friends of Israel’s Environment Chair- explains why now is the time to support Adam Teva V’Din.
Articles How is the climate crisis specific to Israel? 12/14/2022 Climate Crisis, Legislation The climate crisis threatens the the future of us all. Israel has specific geographic and geopolitical issues.
Articles The Dead Sea and the Franchise Law (1961) 11/06/2022 Dead Sea, Legislation, Natural Resources The Franchise Law was a State decision to allow the exploitation of a natural resource.
Articles Extension of the Plastic Bags Law 2017 is critical to reducing Israel’s plastic waste 07/12/2022 Legislation, Plastic, Solid Waste Expansion of the Plastic Bags Law awaits Knesset Members’ action.