Researchers Cast Doubt on State Council Goals to Cut Air Pollution

(Beijing) – Just after China celebrated its week-long National Day holiday at the start of October, heavy haze again hit the capital. City authorities released the yellow warning after smog shrouded the capital city starting on October 8. The next day, the alarm was raised to orange, the second most serious warning.

Heavy haze covered the city for at least 75 hours, official figures show, the most serious air pollution in the second half this year so far.