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Five Major Power Groups to Develop Mercury Elimination Pilots and Other Recent China Environmental Law, Public Participation, and Climate News
Five Major Power Groups to Develop Mercury Elimination Pilots (Google Translate)
MEP vice minister Zhang Lijun presided over a symposium in Beijing to discuss the development of mercury elimination pilots in coal-fired power plants. The power sector is required to pay high attention to controlling mercury emissions, and pilot mercury emissions control projects were planned for coal-fired power plants. (Source: China Environment News)
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Sudden Environmental Incidents Required to be Disclosed Same Day and Other Recent China Environmental Law, Public Participation, and Climate News
Sudden environmental incidents required to be disclosed same day （Google translate)
Listed corporations shall fulfill more explicit environmental protection responsibilities and environmental information disclosure obligations. Sudden and unexpected environmental incidents must be reported within 1 day of the occurrence. On September 14, 2010, the Ministry of Environmental Protection released the draft “Guidance on environmental information disclosure of listed corporations” Continue reading 阅读全文 Add comment 发表评论(0)
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Supreme people’s court bestows environmental authorities with power to claim compensation on behalf of the State (Google translate)
The Supreme Court recently issued a circular regarding “Opinions on providing judicial protection and service for accelerating economic transformation,” requiring people’s courts at every level, pursuant to the law, to accept pollution compensation cases filed by environmental authorities on behalf of the State. (Source: China Environment News)
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Op-ed: Mask-wearing protest in Foshan highlights Chinese civic spirit (Google translation)
An editorial in the Lu Zhong Morning News praises a peaceful protest march held by residents of Foshan in Guangdong Province. 400 residents wore hospital masks and marched silently in the streets in order to attract attention regarding their environmental concern about the construction of new incineration plants in the area. Continue reading 阅读全文 Add comment 发表评论(0)
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Revised Shenzhen Environmental Regulations go into effect (Google translation)
The second revision of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone’s environmental regulations went into effect on January 1, drawing praise from a number of Chinese media outlets. The revised regulations promulgate several environmental principles for urban development along with more concrete requirements for information disclosure, environmental impact assessment, and environmental performance accountability. (Source: Shenzhen Evening News)
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Lead-poisoned children of Qingyuan promised testing and medical treatment (Google translation)
Officials announced to concerned residents that all children in Qingyuan would be given access to blood testing and prompt treatment to address the growing problem of lead poisoning. Continue reading 阅读全文 Add comment 发表评论(1)
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Wuxi Environment Court issues verdict on its first water pollution case (Google translation)
Two onion farmers who lost a year’s worth of harvest received a favorable verdict in the latest decision of Wuxi Environmental Court, as a local forge was ordered to compensate them 91,600 RMB for the damages suffered. Continue reading 阅读全文 Add comment 发表评论(1)
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Environmental experts bluntly emphasize grassroots environmental law enforcement (Google translation)
Hubei Province environmental experts signaled that they intended to bolster environmental enforcement at the local level as environmental petitions in the province grew at a rate of 30% each year. Continue reading 阅读全文 Add comment 发表评论(1)
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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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