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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.
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