Haifa chemicals
WATCH: Malfunction at oil refinery in Haifa, heavy smoke as excess gas burned off
The Environmental Protection Ministry stressed that air quality measurements from the scene did not show elevated concentrations of pollutants.
Fire breaks out after pipe malfunction at Haifa petrochemical plants
Israel advised to remove petrochemical plant in Haifa within 10 years
Loud explosions from Haifa's petrochemical industry rattle residents
Firefighters extinguish Haifa Oil Refineries fire, after all-day blaze
Owners of the refinery will not be hoping for a repeat of the Hanukkah miracle.
Northern mayors appeal to PM to remove ‘mortal danger’ from their midst
In March 2012, the government decided that the Haifa Bay tanker must close and move to an unpopulated portion of the Negev by 2017.
MK Dov Henin calls on Netanyahu to explain stance against Haifa factory closure
Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav issued an administrative order on Wednesday to shut down operations at the Carmel Olefins facility of the Israel Oil Refineries group.
Inspections show pollution violations at five Haifa Bay factories
The operation, led by ministry director-general Yisrael Dancziger and deputy minister Yaron Mazuz last Thursday, aimed to determine the environmental soundness of Haifa Bay area chimneys,
THE DISCONNECT IN ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Haifa pollution report spotlights cleanup progress
Between April and June, the ministry gave itself a pat on the back for making efforts to cut emissions from factories and vehicles.
Haifa ammonia production to be relocated– three years behind schedule
Fears spiked even more in February when Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah threatened to target the site with rockets and cause mass destruction in the region.
Request to expand Haifa petrochemical plant denied
Citizens for the Environment said in a statement that they were glad about the "victory" after what they called a public struggle in the Haifa Bay area.
Pollution, Hezbollah have residents of Haifa on edge due to ammonia plant
In a televised address, Nasrallah said that "Israelis fear that if we attack the Ammonia plant in Haifa, we could kill 800,000 residents."
Green activists: Haifa pollution plan 'is like giving giving a bandaid to a cancer patient'
Haifa has a number of “hot spots” where rates of cancer, asthma and abnormalities in babies are higher than average.