![]() Yunnan police capture 4,815 smuggled snakes
Police in southwest China's Yunnan Province have captured 4,815 snakes in a recent raid against smugglers, local authorities said on Monday. |
 Jinshajiang main tributary drying out
Jinshajiang main tributary drying out |
![]() China's mainland home to 247 'cancer villages'
China has more than 247 "cancer villages" throughout the mainland, according to a map that is being widely circulated on the Internet. |
 Beijing orders removal of garbage near reservoir
Beijing authorities have ordered removal of the garbage in a pit near the Miyun Reservoir, a major source of water for the city. |
![]() Urbanization challenges China's farmland conservation
Lijiang City in southwest China's Yunnan Province has set a good example to other parts of China, in its efficient and innovative use of land. |
 Regenerated water becomes 2nd largest source
Regenerated water has become the second largest water source of Beijing. In 2013, Beijing will build another six renewable water factories. |
![]() Guideline uses market approach to curb pollution
The Environmental Protection Ministry issued a guidance on Thursday making it mandatory for enterprises with high environmental risk to join an environmental liability insurance system. |
 Apple supplier punished over river pollution
A company in suburban Shanghai that supplies accessories for Apple is facing the "harshest penalty" for discharging pollutants into rain pipes, which has caused severe pollution. |
![]() Emission limits enhanced to cut pollution
Six heavy polluting industries in 47 cities will gradually comply with special international emission limits on airborne pollutants, starting on March 1. |
 China mulls BBQ ban in major cities
China's environmental watchdog to consider pushing forward a legal ban on barbecues in major cities to help reduce the air pollution. |
![]() China to build earthquake warning system
China is planning to build a national earthquake monitoring and warning system in five years. |
![]() China to introduce carbon tax
China will proactively introduce a set of new taxation policies designed to preserve the environment, including a tax on carbon dioxide emissions, according to a senior official with the Ministry of Finance (MOF). |
![]() Carbon emissions rise as predators decline
Freshwater ecosystems emit a lot more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere when the animals at the top of the food chain are removed, a new Canadian study has found. |
![]() Action on pollution after swim challenge
An environmental official has pledged to build facilities to combat the pollution in response to the challenge of swimming in a highly polluted river with 200,00 yuan. |
![]() China: Only 3% clean groundwater
According to a Xinhua report released on Feb. 17, underground waste discharges from enterprises have been leading to heavy pollution of underground water. |
Protecting the Environment
