{"id":5712,"date":"2025-01-01T11:43:29","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T09:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamteva.org.il\/?post_type=news_and_updates&#038;p=5712"},"modified":"2025-04-09T08:58:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T06:58:51","slug":"tel-aviv-central-bus-station-air-pollution-reduction-plan-awaits-ministerial-approval","status":"publish","type":"news_and_updates","link":"https:\/\/adamteva.org.il\/en\/news_and_updates\/tel-aviv-central-bus-station-air-pollution-reduction-plan-awaits-ministerial-approval\/","title":{"rendered":"Tel Aviv Central Bus Station: Air Pollution reduction plan awaits minister&#8217;s approval"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Air pollution in south Tel Aviv \u2013 a persistent risk to health<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our High Court of Justice petition, heard in October 2022, caused the Tel Aviv Central Bus Station area to be designated as a Severe Air Pollution Zone, in line with the Clean Air Law, 2011. The Central Bus Station area is a source of severe air pollution that endangers South Tel Aviv residents in one of the city\u2019s poorest neighborhoods, as well as the tens of thousands of commuters (many of them soldiers travelling from home to base, etc.) who use the station on a daily basis. The designation is a crucial step towards holding local and national authorities accountable for public health risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Delayed implementation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following our lawsuit, Tel Aviv City Council drew up an Air Pollution Reduction action plan in line with the court\u2019s decree, and submitted it in May 2024 to the Ministry of Environmental Protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 24%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bar Rozov, Adam Teva V\u2019Din\u2019s attorney in the case, reports Minister Idit Silman has delayed formally approving the Tel Aviv plan for seven months \u2013 further postponing measures to relieve the public of exposure to toxic pollutants implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs Israel\u2019s environmental watchdog, Adam Teva V\u2019Din is prepared to return to court to ensure that the decree is enforced.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"777\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/adamteva.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-8-e1683038692597-777x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Attorney Bar Rozov\" class=\"wp-image-5713 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adamteva.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-8-e1683038692597-777x1024.jpg 777w, https:\/\/adamteva.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-8-e1683038692597-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/adamteva.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-8-e1683038692597-768x1012.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adamteva.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-8-e1683038692597-1165x1536.jpg 1165w, https:\/\/adamteva.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-8-e1683038692597-1554x2048.jpg 1554w, https:\/\/adamteva.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-8-e1683038692597.jpg 1942w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tel Aviv City Council has drawn up an action plan following our High Court of Justice petition; the Minister of Environmental Protection is delaying its implementation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5715,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"categories":[128],"tags":[71,73,86],"class_list":["post-5712","news_and_updates","type-news_and_updates","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-update","tag-air-quality","tag-environmental-justice","tag-litigation"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - 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