At the heart of Israel’s environmental challenges lies a paradox. It is a highly developed country, globally recognized for technological excellence and innovation, with ambitions to lead in advanced computing, artificial intelligence, data centers, clean energy, and climate technologies. At the same time, it suffers from deep and persistent gaps in basic environmental infrastructure: waste...

Gunnar Köhne 01/27/2026January 27, 2026 In Turkey, Ilic is fighting for its future after a mining accident in 2024. The town's gold mine is closed, leaving thousands without work. But many are calling for operations to resume, despite environmental concerns. https://p.dw.com/p/56xkO Advertisement In Turkey’s Iliç province, a 2024 landslide at a major gold mine buried...

New study in the US says 'forever chemicals' continued to pollute a river decades after the end of textile production