China vows to fight pollution in cities
The government has promised to make sure that 60 percent of Chinese cities meet national pollution standards by 2020.
McDonald's Beijing supplier gets record pollution fine
A company that provides McDonald's with fries in Beijing has been fined a record 3.9 million yuan (about 655,000 U.S. dollars) for discharging contaminated water that exceeded stipulated levels, Beijing's environmental watchdog said on Wednesday.
- Marathon runners brave Beijing smog
- China's first 'fresh air index' released
- Smog becoming key test for Chinese officials
- Anti-pollution gear left unused in many factories
- China mulls cross-region power transmission to curb smog
- Beijing to shut down 300 polluting factories
- Beijing ranks low on green list of cities
- Alarm system to close schools in severe smog
- Beijing to control vehicle pollution
Features >>
A choking city's road to reformTangshan plans to reduce the density of PM 2.5, a key indicator of air pollution, by about 33 percent from 2012 levels by the year 2017. (more)
Legislation Progress >>
Draft law: Clean up air or pay fine- Local governments may face fines and administrative punishments if they fail to tackle air pollution, according to the latest draft of the Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Act. The draft, proposed by the Ministry of Environmental Protection, will be submitted to the central government early this year before going to the National People's Congress.
Government Reaction >>
Alarm system to close schools in severe smog- Shanghai will shut schools and order cars off the road in cases of severe smog as the city yesterday rolled out emergency measures to tackle air pollution.
Backgrounder
Airborne Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan (2013-17)China's environment watchdog issued its most comprehensive and toughest plan to control and in some regions reduce air pollution by the year 2017, setting stricter limits on the levels of PM 2.5 particles. (more)
