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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Pollution 8 times WHO safe level
AIR pollution in the city yesterday reached eight times the World Health Organization safe level. And continuing warm weather, with temperatures up to 19 degrees Celsius, means that more pollution is
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Heavy smog chokes city as AQI hits 211
Tiny PM2.5 particles were the main pollutants with the intensity reaching 161.1 micrograms per cubic meters at 10am. Heavy air pollution is more common in the city during autumn and winter, according
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‘Overall’ water transfer quality targets met
CHINA’S south-to-north water transfer project has reached its “overall” targets on water quality, with “certain” pollution being treated, an official said yesterday. “For the central line, media reports
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Pollution plan for APEC summit
SMOG-PRONE Beijing will adopt a special air pollution control plan for next month’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings, featuring the temporary closure of factories in the event of a pollution
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1 dead as earthquake hits Central America
A MAGNITUDE 7.4 earthquake off the Pacific coast of El Salvador late on Monday disrupted power to several communities and claimed the life of one man who had been sleeping on a street. The quake was
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Beijing schools allowed to close due to smog
BEIJING’S education authority notified schools yesterday to make independent decisions on whether to suspend classes due to the orange-level smog alert. The Beijing Meteorological Observatory yesterday
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Beijing water plant ready for water diversion project
A water plant in Beijing announced that it is ready for water diverted from the country's south in a move to combat water scarcity in the capital. The Guogongzhuang Water Plant has passed a test run
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Women hit as thyroid cancers rise
CHINA has reported 4.6 times more cases of thyroid cancer over the past decade, with women worst hit. Young and middle-aged women are most vulnerable to papillary thyroid carcinoma, the most common
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Polluting firm faces heavy fine
A LOCAL food company faces a fine of about 50,000 yuan (US$8,155) for illegally discharging black smoke. It will become the first company to be penalized under the city’s new air protection law, which
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Indonesia targets full access to clean water by 2019
Indonesia has set target to secure access to clean water for all people across the country by 2019 and planned to provide drinkable water directly from the faucets in large cities, a senior official said