{"id":5638,"date":"2024-12-01T13:11:28","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T11:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamteva.org.il\/?post_type=news_and_updates&p=5638"},"modified":"2025-10-27T14:19:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T12:19:29","slug":"we-will-serve-as-amicus-curiae-in-the-case-filed-by-the-city-of-ashkelon-against-expansion-of-the-eapc-crude-oil-pipeline","status":"publish","type":"news_and_updates","link":"https:\/\/adamteva.org.il\/en\/news_and_updates\/we-will-serve-as-amicus-curiae-in-the-case-filed-by-the-city-of-ashkelon-against-expansion-of-the-eapc-crude-oil-pipeline\/","title":{"rendered":"In City of Ashkelon case against of EAPC’s oil pipeline – we serve as Friend of the Court"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The District Court in Beersheba has granted Adam Teva V\u2019Din recognition as amicus curiae (friend of the court) in the case filed by the Ashkelon Union of Cities and others against the Europe Asia Pipeline Company (EAPC) and the Ministry of Environmental Protection. The company \u2013 known as \u2018Katza\u2019 in Hebrew \u2013 was responsible for the pipeline maintenance failure in 2014 that destroyed many acres of a pristine nature reserve at Evrona, in southern Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Potential consequences of expanding EAPC\u2019s capacity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The petitioners are concerned about the potential environmental and health consequences of the Ministry of Environmental Protection\u2019s decision to expand EAPC\u2019s oil storage capacity permit by 80%. Adam Teva V\u2019Din\u2019s chief scientist Dr. Aryeh Wenger details the Ministry\u2019s faulty decision-making in approving the new permit, and points out that the increase could lead to benzene emissions surpassing those of Haifa, with significant cancer risks for Ashkelon residents. DHV Consultants submitted an estimate of the predicted economic costs of any future failure of the EAPC network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, any risks are not confined to Ashkelon. EAPC\u2019s interconnected storage and transportation network holds high potential for spills and pollution across Israel, including the ecologically sensitive Gulf of Eilat. A spill, even moderate in scale, could cause billions in damages and irreparable harm to Israel\u2019s marine environments and economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next steps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Both EAPC and the Ministry of Environmental Protection have until the beginning of December to respond to the Ashkelon petition. Our opinion as amicus curiae will highlight the need to balance public health safeguards and environmental protection against short-term industrial gains.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Adam Teva V’Din warn that expansion of the EAPC storage facility threatens public health in Ashkelon and risks catastrophic spills across Israel\u2019s ecosystems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5465,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[128],"tags":[134,86,123],"class_list":["post-5638","news_and_updates","type-news_and_updates","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-update","tag-eapc-katza","tag-litigation","tag-watchdog"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nIn City of Ashkelon case against of EAPC's oil pipeline - we serve as Friend of the Court - \u05d0\u05d3\u05dd \u05d8\u05d1\u05e2 \u05d5\u05d3\u05d9\u05df<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/adamteva.org.il\/en\/news_and_updates\/we-will-serve-as-amicus-curiae-in-the-case-filed-by-the-city-of-ashkelon-against-expansion-of-the-eapc-crude-oil-pipeline\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"In City of Ashkelon case against of EAPC's oil pipeline - 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