In several recently released local government work reports, enhancing construction of an ecological civilization, promoting ecological environment protection and propelling green development are listed as core tasks for 2018 and the next few years. Moreover, several loca......
A revamped monitoring system has enabled environmental authorities to identify and contain pollutants in North China, leading to measurable marked improvements in air quality this winter, Chinese media reported Tuesday.Most of the 28 cities in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei p......
A government action plan on air pollution has achieved better-than-expected results, an official said Wednesday, as authorities have taken serious efforts to address the issue.The plan, released by the State Council in 2013, aimed to cut the density of inhalable particul......
Air quality in Beijing was once so bad potential expats like me would have second thoughts about returning to China.Large cities, such as Beijing and New Delhi, suffered smog from cars and coal burning. So I am very happy to see more blue sky over Beijing, as the city is......
BEIJING -- Beijing plans to phase out coal-fired heating in 450 villages in plain areas this year in its latest bid to tackle air pollution.Households in the 450 villages will switch from coal to gas or electricity for heating, according to Sun Wenkai, head of the Beijin......
Celebrating the constant blue skies this winter, Beijing will move forward with a new phase of its environmental campaign of mixed controls on air pollution, focusing on vehicles with high exhaust levels, the acting mayor said on Wednesday.Beijing will make every effort ......
Beijing residents experienced a December unlike any in recent memory, with the air quality as good as in southern coastal regions like tropical Hainan island. The clean air placed the capital for the first time among the 10 best cities for air quality, the top environmen......
The Ministry of Environmental Protection on Thursday released air quality rankings of 72 major cities across the country in Dec, 2017.Xiamen and Fuzhou, two cities in Southeast China's Fujian province, took two of the top 10 slots on the list, ranking 4th and 5th respect......
BEIJING -- China saw major air pollutants plummet in 2017 thanks to a string of measures taken by the government to improve air quality, according to an environmental authority statement Thursday.The average density of PM2.5 in 338 cities nationwide monitored by the Mini......
MEP printed out the Administrative Measures for Pollutant Emission Permitting (on trial) (hereinafter referred to as the Administrative Measures), which stipulates the procedures for the examination and issuance of pollutant emission permits, and specifies the legal liab......
