Environment News

Marine Scientists Launch Initiative To Detect Tar Contamination In Real-Time
An existing jellyfish sightings initiative has launched a new map dedicated to reporting observations of tar on beaches or at sea.
April 01, 2021

NASA Teams Up With Israel’s CropX To Improve Farming Sustainability
CropX will partner with NASA's Food Security and Agriculture Program, NASA Harvest, to support sustainable agriculture and farmer productivity.
March 25, 2021

Israeli NGOs Say Oil Spill A ‘Wake-Up’ Call For Better Sea Conservation
The spill has continued to wash up clumps of tar along over 90 percent of the country’s 195-kilometer Mediterranean coastline.
March 11, 2021

Urban Farming Startup Infarm Launches Cloud-Connected Growing Centers
Infarm's new Growing Center is a modular farm and distribution center that the company says can generate more efficient food production.
March 02, 2021

San Diego Port Pilots Sea Life-Friendly System Built By Israel’s ECOncrete
The 3-year pilot will see ECONcrete install innovative concrete infrastructures to boost marine ecosystems in tide pools on Harbor Island.
February 04, 2021

Can Solar Energy Be Cleaner? Israeli Researchers Develop Process To Reduce Solar Panel Waste
Solar tech may be revered as the future, but its emission-free functionality overshadows solar panels’ improper disposal when they expire.
January 27, 2021

McDonald’s Serves Up Sustainable Trays Made With UBQ’s Waste Conversion Tech
The new serving trays, made by UBQ Materials, will be rolled out in Brazil to replace the food company's old plastic trays.
January 26, 2021

Vertical Field Signs Deal To Deploy Vertical Farms In United Arab Emirates
Vertical Field will launch a pilot program with Emirates Smart Solutions to install its vertical farms throughout the UAE region.
January 24, 2021

Israeli Startup Albo Takes On Carbon Monitoring With AI, Satellite Imaging
Israeli entrepreneurs and scientists say their mix of AI, remote sensing, and image processing offers a way to make CO2 removal scalable.
January 14, 2021

New Buzz: Israeli Researchers Discover Previously Unknown Wild Bee Species
The new bee species was uncovered by conservation biologists studying a threatened sand ecosystem along Israel’s coastal plain.
January 10, 2021

It’s Hoppin’: Food Startup Hargol Serves Up New Line Of Grasshopper Protein
Hargol is hoping to bring the advantages of grasshoppers proteins to more markets in the edible insects industry.
January 06, 2021

Aleph Farms To Bring Lab-Grown Meat To Japan With Mitsubishi’s Food Industry Group
The Israeli startup will provide its manufacturing platform, BioFarm, for the cultivation of cultured steaks for distribution in Japan.
January 05, 2021

Apple Integrates Air Quality Data By Israel’s BreezoMeter Into Weather App
Users of the smartphone will now be able to view hyperlocal air quality data in real-time from the Israeli startup on the Apple Weather app.
December 22, 2020

US-Israel Foundation To Invest Over $7M In 8 New Clean Energy Projects
The investment will run under the BIRD Energy program with a total value of $17.4 million in sectors such as energy storage.
December 21, 2020

Israeli Grocery Chain To Offer Fresh Produce Grown On-Site
Rami Levy supermarkets will sell salads leaves and herbs grown on a 'green wall' in a vertical farm environment at stores.
December 15, 2020