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Recent Environmental Law and Public Participation News

Wuhan expands public participation towards environmental awareness (Google translation) Since 2007, Wuhan has taken significant steps to bolster public participation in environmental protection, reports the Changjiang Daily. In addition to increasing its own monitoring efforts, especially of local sewage plants, the Wuhan Environmental Protection Bureau also created a comprehensive website allowing citizens to access pollution monitoring information. The construction of the city’s Metro Line 2 also solicited public opinions, eventually making major modifications to the original plan because of citizen concerns. With the introduction of the “Yangtze River Daily” newsletter, the city has taken another step towards implementing a robust … Continue reading 阅读全文 » Add comment 发表评论(0)

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The heavyweight champion of Chinese environmental law groups turns 10!

aliThe Center for Legal Assistance to Pollution Victims (CLAPV), China’s premier public interest environmental law shop, celebrates its 10th anniversary this weekend. The Cassius Clay of Chinese environmental lawyers, Wang Canfa, is still going strong after all these years. I have gotten to know Professor Wang over the past few years, and he is the real deal – a champion for the rights of those bearing the brunt of China’s pollution problems, and a larger-than-life leader of a broad network of environmental lawyers, activists, academics and community groups. Continue reading 阅读全文 » Add comment 发表评论(2)

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Recent Environmental Law and Public Participation News


After three weeks on vacation in the United States, it’s good to be back and eat some baozi.

Among the environmental news in the past few days, two events have grabbed headlines in China. First, rumors that a local irradiation plant in Henan Province had suffered explosions and was leaking radioactive material led to a mass panic and evacuation of several hundred thousand Chinese residents. Local authorities quickly moved to round up citizens accused of spreading the false information, but editorial pages of Chinese press have examined the incident from then angle of open government information. Continue reading 阅读全文 » Add comment 发表评论(0)

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Cases of Citizens Defending Environmental Rights: Beijing Residents Sue Planning Committee for Illegally Approving Planning Permits


To help victims of pollution use the law to protect their legal environmental rights, and to give the wider public the basic legal knowledge to protect the environment and their environmental rights, Continue reading 阅读全文 » Add comment 发表评论(1)

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Cases of Citizens Defending Environmental Rights: Beijing Residents Sue a Local Environmental Bureau


To help victims of pollution use the law to protect their legal environmental rights, and to give the wider public the basic legal knowledge to protect the environment and their environmental rights, Continue reading 阅读全文 » Add comment 发表评论(0)

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Recent Environmental Law and Public Participation News


Beijing’s courts yet to take on even one open information trial (Google translation)
Since the passage of the open government information measures, the Beijing Municipality has seen ten administrative lawsuits regarding open information. Continue reading 阅读全文 » Add comment 发表评论(0)

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Cases of Citizens Defending Environmental Rights: Villagers Sue a Biochemical Company for Water Pollution

To help victims of pollution use the law to protect their legal environmental rights, and to give the wider public the basic legal knowledge to protect the environment and their environmental rights, the “People and the Environment” supplement of the Gansu Economic Daily closely planned and consulted with the Environment and Resources Law Research and Service Center at the China University of Political Science and Law before formally launching the “Citizens’ Environmental Rights Protection” column on May 9, 2007. Its goal is to advance and spread the implementation of environmental law in China. This is a collection of cases that … Continue reading 阅读全文 » Add comment 发表评论(4)

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Cases of Citizens Defending Environmental Rights: China’s First Case of Human Death from Noise Pollution

To help victims of pollution use the law to protect their legal environmental rights, and to give the wider public the basic legal knowledge to protect the environment and their environmental rights, the “People and the Environment” supplement of the Gansu Economic Daily closely planned and consulted with the Environment and Resources Law Research and Service Center at the China University of Political Science and Law before formally launching the “Citizens’ Environmental Rights Protection” column on May 9, 2007. Its goal is to advance and spread the implementation of environmental law in China. This is a collection of cases that … Continue reading 阅读全文 » Add comment 发表评论(0)

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Cases of Citizens Defending Environmental Rights: Tianjin Company Sued for Water Pollution Damages

To help victims of pollution use the law to protect their legal environmental rights, and to give the wider public the basic legal knowledge to protect the environment and their environmental rights, the “People and the Environment” supplement of the Gansu Economic Daily closely planned and consulted with the Environment and Resources Law Research and Service Center at the China University of Political Science and Law before formally launching the “Citizens’ Environmental Rights Protection” column on May 9, 2007. Its goal is to advance and spread the implementation of environmental law in China. This is a collection of cases that … Continue reading 阅读全文 » Add comment 发表评论(0)

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Cases of Citizens Defending Environmental Rights: Breeding Farm Sued for Water Pollution

To help victims of pollution use the law to protect their legal environmental rights, and to give the wider public the basic legal knowledge to protect the environment and their environmental rights, the “People and the Environment” supplement of the Gansu Economic Daily closely planned and consulted with the Environment and Resources Law Research and Service Center at the China University of Political Science and Law before formally launching the “Citizens’ Environmental Rights Protection” column on May 9, 2007. Its goal is to advance and spread the implementation of environmental law in China. This is a collection of cases that … Continue reading 阅读全文 » Add comment 发表评论(0)

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