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State should include stricter requirements in new tender to mine Dead Sea -- lawyers

The state should include stricter requirements in the tender it issues for extracting minerals from the Dead Sea to protect the environment, environmental law experts said this week. This should include forcing the current and future concessionaires to repair environmental damage at their own cost, and creating a fund from part of the profits to help stabilize or reduce the shrinking of the sea, should a viable solution emerge.

Original article source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/state-should-include-stricter-requirements-in-new-tender-to-mine-dead-sea-lawyers/
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