Solid waste import bans
China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment announced yesterday that China will ban imports of 32 types of solid waste in its latest move to reduce environmental pollution. Sixteen types of solid waste,
Shanghai Daily (China)
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Two dead in NE China colliery flooding
TWO people have been confirmed dead after a coal mine flooded yesterday in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, local authorities said today. The accident occurred at about 10am in Changfeng coal
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Tornado kills 3, injures 5 in Myanmar northernmost state
YANGON, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed and five others injured as tornado hit two villages in Phakant, Myanmar's northernmost Kachin state, local media reported Monday. The tornado struck
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Two arrested for polluting China's world heritage waterway
TWO Chinese men have been arrested for allegedly discharging hazardous acid waste into the Grand Canal, a World Heritage site, according to local procurators. The suspects were accused of releasing
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Pollution causes identified in 9 major cities
EMISSIONS from planes, trains and automobiles — as well as boats and trucks — are the biggest cause of air pollution in Shanghai, China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection announced yesterday. Speaking
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End of the road for dirty vehicles
SHANGHAI’S air quality is getting worse due to rising vehicle emissions, the high number of construction projects and various meteorological factors, a senior official said yesterday. In the first three
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5.5-magnitude quake hits China's Guizhou: CENC
A 5.5-MAGNITUDE quake struck Jianhe county in southwest China's Guizhou province today, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. The quake hit at 9:47am at 26.6 degrees north latitude and
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New Ebola trial vaccine by Chinese researchers safe: Lancet
BEIJING, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Results from an early trial of an Ebola vaccine developed by Chinese researchers indicate it is safe, according to a paper published in The Lancet medical journal. The
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Renewable power generation up in New Zealand
WELLINGTON, March 26 (Xinhua) -- The proportion of New Zealand' s electricity generated from renewable sources last year was the highest in almost two decades, according to a government figures out Thursday.
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NGO uses new environment law to sue glassmaker over pollution
An environmental organization has filed a lawsuit against a glass manufacturer in east China’s Shandong Province, which it claims is a major polluter, the Dezhou Intermediate People’s Court, said yesterday.
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China Focus: Chinese court accepts first lawsuit from environmental organization
JINAN, March 25 (Xinhua) -- A commonwealth organization has demanded an industrial polluter in Shandong province receive hefty penalties when filing the country's first environmental lawsuit under a new