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China's Air Pollution Worsens For First Time In A Decade: Report
China's air pollution worsened in 2023, the first time it has done so in a decade, a study released on Friday said.
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China Air Pollution Worsens In 2023, First Time In Decade: Study
China's air pollution worsened in 2023, the first time it has done so in a decade, a study released on Friday said.
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Beijing Warns Of Heavy Air Pollution During Winter Olympics
Beijing warned Monday that heavy air pollution is likely during the Winter Olympics, but said emergency plans were in place to ensure the Games are not disrupted by smog.
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Beijing Shuts Roads, Playgrounds Amid Heavy Smog After China Coal Spike
Highways and school playgrounds in Beijing were closed Friday due to heavy pollution, as China ramps up coal production and faces scrutiny of its environmental record at make-or-break international climate talks.
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"No Excuses": China To Punish Officials Who Miss Air Quality Targets
China will order detailed punishment measures for officials in regions that miss air quality targets this winter, refusing to accept unfavourable weather or mounting economic pressure as excuses, an environment ministry official said on Monday.
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What India Can Learn From China To Improve Its Air Quality
India's sloppy progress towards improving the air quality and non-inclusion of time-bound targets in its National Clean Air Programme - yet to see light of day - has become a major concern for the environmentalists. In a statement issued on Friday, the Indian branch of global environmental group Greenpeace underlined how China has already released ...
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China's Tianjin City Issues First 2018 Level 2 pollution Alert From March 1
China's smog-prone port city of Tianjin issued its first level 2 "orange" pollution alert this year effective from March 1, the city government said in a statement on its website on Wednesday.
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China Urges Regions To Take Responsibility After Yangtze Smog Surge
China's regional governments need to take more responsibility for local pollution and stop blaming others, a senior environmental official said on Tuesday, following increases in smog in the Yangtze and Pearl river delta regions in January.
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More Than 330 Chinese Towns And Cities Plagued By Air Pollution
More than 330 Chinese cities monitored by the government, especially Beijing and others in northern China, reported air pollution despite claims by officials to cut down use of coal and regulating polluting factories.
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1,300 Firms Punished In China For Violating Pollution Norms
Over 1,300 companies have been punished in China's Shanxi Province, which suffered the worst smog this winter, for violating anti-pollution regulations with a fine of USD 3.1 million collected from them.
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Choked By Smog, Beijing Creates New Environmental Police
Officials in Beijing have announced a new environmental police squad to root out illegal burning, the latest government response to the widespread public anger over China's persistent problems with smog.
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China's Name And Shame Campaign Fails To Deter Polluters
China has publicly named more than 20 enterprises it says broke environmental rules during this week's outbreak of hazardous smog in the country's north, its latest attempt to bring lawbreaking firms to account by shaming them.
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Planes Grounded, Transport Hit As Smog Chokes China For Fifth Day
Heavy smog suffocated northeast China for a fifth day Tuesday, with hundreds of flights cancelled and road and rail transport grinding to a halt under the low visibility conditions.
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China Issues Yellow Alert For Smog
China's meteorological authorities today issued a yellow alert for a new bout of smog that is expected to hang heavy in large areas of the country.
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Areas In Northern China On Orange Alert For Air Pollution
Some areas in northern China including capital Beijing are likely to see another day of smog as the national observatory issued an orange alert for air pollution earlier today.
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China's Air Pollution Worsens For First Time In A Decade: Report
China's air pollution worsened in 2023, the first time it has done so in a decade, a study released on Friday said.
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China Air Pollution Worsens In 2023, First Time In Decade: Study
China's air pollution worsened in 2023, the first time it has done so in a decade, a study released on Friday said.
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Beijing Warns Of Heavy Air Pollution During Winter Olympics
Beijing warned Monday that heavy air pollution is likely during the Winter Olympics, but said emergency plans were in place to ensure the Games are not disrupted by smog.
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Beijing Shuts Roads, Playgrounds Amid Heavy Smog After China Coal Spike
Highways and school playgrounds in Beijing were closed Friday due to heavy pollution, as China ramps up coal production and faces scrutiny of its environmental record at make-or-break international climate talks.
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"No Excuses": China To Punish Officials Who Miss Air Quality Targets
China will order detailed punishment measures for officials in regions that miss air quality targets this winter, refusing to accept unfavourable weather or mounting economic pressure as excuses, an environment ministry official said on Monday.
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What India Can Learn From China To Improve Its Air Quality
India's sloppy progress towards improving the air quality and non-inclusion of time-bound targets in its National Clean Air Programme - yet to see light of day - has become a major concern for the environmentalists. In a statement issued on Friday, the Indian branch of global environmental group Greenpeace underlined how China has already released ...
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China's Tianjin City Issues First 2018 Level 2 pollution Alert From March 1
China's smog-prone port city of Tianjin issued its first level 2 "orange" pollution alert this year effective from March 1, the city government said in a statement on its website on Wednesday.
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China Urges Regions To Take Responsibility After Yangtze Smog Surge
China's regional governments need to take more responsibility for local pollution and stop blaming others, a senior environmental official said on Tuesday, following increases in smog in the Yangtze and Pearl river delta regions in January.
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More Than 330 Chinese Towns And Cities Plagued By Air Pollution
More than 330 Chinese cities monitored by the government, especially Beijing and others in northern China, reported air pollution despite claims by officials to cut down use of coal and regulating polluting factories.
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1,300 Firms Punished In China For Violating Pollution Norms
Over 1,300 companies have been punished in China's Shanxi Province, which suffered the worst smog this winter, for violating anti-pollution regulations with a fine of USD 3.1 million collected from them.
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Choked By Smog, Beijing Creates New Environmental Police
Officials in Beijing have announced a new environmental police squad to root out illegal burning, the latest government response to the widespread public anger over China's persistent problems with smog.
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China's Name And Shame Campaign Fails To Deter Polluters
China has publicly named more than 20 enterprises it says broke environmental rules during this week's outbreak of hazardous smog in the country's north, its latest attempt to bring lawbreaking firms to account by shaming them.
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Planes Grounded, Transport Hit As Smog Chokes China For Fifth Day
Heavy smog suffocated northeast China for a fifth day Tuesday, with hundreds of flights cancelled and road and rail transport grinding to a halt under the low visibility conditions.
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China Issues Yellow Alert For Smog
China's meteorological authorities today issued a yellow alert for a new bout of smog that is expected to hang heavy in large areas of the country.
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Areas In Northern China On Orange Alert For Air Pollution
Some areas in northern China including capital Beijing are likely to see another day of smog as the national observatory issued an orange alert for air pollution earlier today.
