China’s killer smog rolls in
uring the cold and bitter winter season in Beijing - capital of the People's Republic of China - it is common to find people...
China Shuts Down Tens Of Thousands Of Factories In Widespread Pollution Crackdown
China has implemented an unprecedented pollution crackdown in recent months as the country shuts down tens of thousands of factories. The effort is part...
China sees long battle ahead for blue skies, clean water
Two high-ranking Chinese officials boasted to the media Monday of the country's progress toward cleaner air and water after years of efforts, but they did...
China struggles to meet air quality targets
China faces difficulties in meeting its smog-fighting target for this year, its environmental protection minister said during a visit to four heavily industrialised provinces...
China’s small factories fear ‘rail Armageddon’ with orders to ditch trucks
Thousands of small factories in China, making everything from steel to chemicals, are scrambling for access to the country’s clogged rail network as Beijing...
China plans nationwide use of ethanol gasoline by 2020, state media says
China plans to roll out the use of ethanol in gasoline nationally by 2020, state media reported on Wednesday citing a government document, as...
Air pollution cuts three years off lifespans in northern China
There are currently an estimated 4.5 billion people around the world exposed to levels of particulate air pollution that are at least twice what...
‘My job is to clean up the environment. China really wants to do that’
James Thornton’s specialty is suing governments and corporations on behalf of his only client – the Earth – and he’s very good at it....
China punishes 18,000 companies for pollution
Some 18,000 polluting companies have been punished, fines of 870 million yuan (S$180 million) issued and more than 12,000 officials disciplined, as government teams...
China’s blue skies target may make for winter gas crunch
Chinese President Xi Jinping's government has beaten expectations in its drive to help clear the nation's notoriously smoggy skies by burning less coal and...
Smog-Eating Bikes Are About To Take On Beijing
If one design firm can pull it off, cyclists in Beijing may soon double as mobile air filters. Holland’s Studio Roosegaarde has developed anti-smog bicycles and...
China bans ‘loathsome’ foreign garbage
China says no to 'foreign garbage'
China's cabinet said Thursday "foreign garbage" will be entirely banned from entering the country as authorities plan stricter management...
China’s air quality deteriorates due to winter pollution: official
Air quality in China worsened in the first half of 2017, with 338 cities including the capital Beijing on average reporting fewer clean air...
China’s Other Big Export: Pollution
While President Trump rolls back environmental protections and announces the withdrawal of the United States from the Paris climate accord, China is trying to...
China’s lake pollution cut by a third but water quality still an issue
There are signs of hope for China's notoriously polluted waterways.
A study published in Nature Geoscience has shown phosphorus pollution - a major cause of...
China pollution: Survey finds 70% of firms break regulations
An inspection of companies based around Beijing found more than 70% were violating air pollution regulations, Chinese state media says.
Firms pumped out more emissions...
California, Chinese university set up climate change institute in wake of Trump withdrawal
A newly created institute between the state of California and China's Tsinghua University is planning to push ahead on climate change policies in spite...
China is now looking to California – not Trump – to help lead the...
Gov. Jerry Brown met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday in a rare diplomatic coup that catapults California into quasi-national status as a...
Sandstorm Choking China Moves South
The sandstorm that left Beijing with yellow skies and “beyond index” pollution levels for nearly two days is now moving southward across the Yangtze...
Shanghai slammed for environmental violations
China's business hub of Shanghai has slacked off in efforts to improve the environment, levying fines too small to deter polluters, hundreds of whom...