Adam Teva V'Din

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7/03/2010
The High Court of Justice has issued a temporary injunction stopping the government's ministerial committee from reviewing proposed planning reforms until court hears the petition on March 17. The injunction comes as a shock to the government and as a welcome move to IUED and its NGO partners.

Environmental justice for Keseife

IUED won a court ruling today that will bring modern sewage processing to the recognized Bedouin township of Keseife, near Arad in the Negev, where raw sewage runs in an open channel.
4/03/2010

Asbestos clean up in Nahariya

Update on asbestos clean up in the Galilee: IUED lawsuit spurs government to appoint clean up authority. New legislation is also in on its way. IUED is monitoring progress and our court case is on hold, pending implementation of the clean up strategy.
10/03/2010

Bottle Deposit Law

The Knesset has approved amendments to the bottle & can deposit law. Responsibility for collection of drinks containers now falls directly on manufacturers & distributors. Controversially, the larger 1.5 liter bottles remain outside of the law and will be collected by producers and importers under a voluntary agreement with the Environment Ministry.
17/02/2010

Supreme Court: Protect children from pollution

Air pollution threats to 900 children at an elementary school in East Jerusalem have been curtailed thanks to legal action by IUED, ACRI and parents of the children at the school. A recent check confirmed that efforts to remove the source of pollution - a heavy metals manufacturing plant - are being implemented.
21/01/2010

Staff profile - Sarit Caspi-Oron, water expert

From San Diego to the Galilee...taking care of Israel's water resources.
At IUED, Sarit has fulfilled her aliya dream. Sarit is grateful to have personally influenced the water policy making process in Israel and to impact Israel’s future in a positive way, and hopes to continue doing so through her work at IUED.


Court orders polluting factory closed

Aluminium manufacturing plant not suitable for business park zoned for 'clean commercial activity.' Despite zoning laws and ongoing proceedings before planning commissions, factory began operating last summer. The Nazareth Administrative Court has now ordered the factory closed within six months.
30/11/2009

Donor Report 2009

When you’ve got a tough fight ahead, you need someone in your corner. The Israel Union for Environmental Defense (IUED) IUED is a professional team that uses the law – and hard, scientific data – to keep man and nature in balance. IUED’s mission is to ensure that economic growth is accompanied by smart infrastructure development and an iron-clad commitment to quality of life for all Israel’s citizens.

Read IUED’s 2009 Donor Report for an overview of our work and accomplishments.
31/12/2009

Join the national initiative to reduce, reuse and recycle our garbage

A home composter will allow you to recycle your family’s organic waste. It's easy and practicable. You’ll soon have rich compost to improve your garden’s soil and boost your indoor plants. Live in an apartment? Get together with your house committee and purchase a composter for joint use of families in your building. Your communal garden and balcony tubs will soon benefit.
6/09/2009

High cancer rates at Negev army base

At a hearing on October 26, the High Court of Justice ordered the state to explain why it is not limiting activities at the Tel Arad Nahal training base, in light of the findings that cancer rates among soldiers are higher than at other bases. The state has asked for another month in which to conclude its examination of environmental conditions at the base. The court's decision in this matter is due November 2.
28/10/2009

State must return monies

The High Court of Justice ruled today that some $65 million must be transferred from the State’s general budget to the National Quarries Rehabilitation Fund. IUED petitioned the court in 2003 to recover levies accrued for remediation of disused quarries.
1/10/2009

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