NASA and European Space Agency (ESA) data show a dramatic decline in pollution levels over China. The US space agency believes this is “partially related” … Read more
A government investigation revealed thousands of violations, even by officers, who helped Chinese companies to conceal illegal dumping. Local governments have falsified environmental reports, helping … Read more
A blast in a pesticide plant in Jiangsu caused the death of 44 people, and the wounding of 640. The incident, which registered a small … Read more
A 60-year-old Chinese farmer living in Qiqihar in the north-eastern Heilongjiang province, spent 16 years studying the law so he could conduct a legal battle … Read more
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China and India accounted for more than half of the total number of global deaths attributable to air pollution in 2015, researchers … Read more
The air quality report for 2016 has been finally issued by The Ministry of Environmental Protection on Friday. The good news is the density of … Read more
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China plans cuts in major sources of air pollution including sulphur dioxide and will promote more public transport in large cities, the … Read more
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The heavily polluted northern Chinese province of Hebei, which surrounds the capital Beijing, said it will learn lessons from the smog that … Read more
Smog in China The rapid modernization and industrialization that in three decades has transformed China from a rural country into an economic giant, has not … Read more
JAKARTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Developing economies in Asia will have to spend $300 billion a year until 2050 to meet targets set by the … Read more
A history of heavy dependence on burning coal for energy has made China the source of nearly a third of the world’s total carbon dioxide … Read more
The terrible employment conditions of the stone workers in China. Hui’an, known as the “stone town” in Fujian, is famous in China for the production … Read more
China’s huge environmental challenges are significant for us all. They affect not only the health and well-being of China but the very future of the planet.
Bama County in Guangxi recently became famous because of its many centenarians. Its residents have a reputation for longevity. For this reason, Bama has been … Read more