AR-News: (Israel) Naot: Environment Ministry convicts 113 offenders in 2003

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By Zafrir Rinat, Haaretz Correspondent



The Environment Ministry prosecuted more environmental offenses in 2003 than 
in 2002 and stiffened air pollution standards, according to figures the 
ministry released Monday. 

Environment Minister Yehudit Naot and Director-General Dr. Miki Haran told 
reporters in Jerusalem that in the past year the ministry prosecuted 116 
environmental offenders, 113 of whom were convicted. In 2002, the ministry prosecuted 
82 offenders.

Naot and Haran also said they managed to introduce several important 
government decisions, including harsher air-pollution standards in annual vehicle 
emissions testing, which culminated in the removal of polluting vehicles from the 
country's roads.

The ministry tested the emissions of 14,928 vehicles last year, compared to 
2,865 in 2002. Some 858 vehicles were taken off the road due to emission levels 
higher than the law permits.




full story:
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/399978.html 
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