China Environmental Issues: air pollution, clean energy, African Swine Fever Page 10

May 23, 2019 20:50 PM

Hitting Air Pollution Target Could Save China $2.4 Billion a Year, Study Says
By Ren Qiuyu, Flynn Murphy and Qi Xiaomei
New Chinese research puts economic cost on northern China’s smog
May 20, 2019 10:20 AM

In Depth: Xiangshui Chemical Factory’s Recipe for Disaster (Part 1)
By Yang Rui, Zeng Lingke, Qi Xiaomei and Teng Jing Xuan
Toxic mix of safety violations and personnel cuts preceded deadly March blast just before scheduled plant-safety inspection
May 13, 2019 19:02 PM

Environmental Inspectors Paint Damning Picture of Provincial Failings
By Zhou Tailai, Chen Shuning, Wang Yi, Du Caicai, and Ren Qiuyu
Eight Chinese provinces previously told to clean up their act have been criticized after follow-up inspections found damning evidence they had done little to fight pollution
Apr 23, 2019 19:50 PM

Ivory Seizures in China Soar Despite Ban
By Huang Shulun and Ren Qiuyu
Customs data shows trade in tusks, which was criminalized last year, has continued apace
Apr 10, 2019 20:18 PM

In Shanghai, Officials Can’t See the Wetlands for the Trees, Conservation Group Says
By Ge Mingning and Ren Qiuyu
In city’s coastal outskirts, forestation and land reclamation efforts threaten vital habitat for migratory birds
Apr 03, 2019 19:18 PM

Deadly Blaze Stirs Debate On How China Fights Forest Fires
By Shen Fan, Ren Qiuyu, and Huang Yuxin
After 30 die battling Sichuan forest fire, experts ask if better procedures are needed to protect firefighters
Apr 02, 2019 14:06 PM

China’s Renewed Embrace of Coal Power Bucks Global Trend
By Ren Qiuyu and Zhang Zizhu
A new report from Greenpeace and two other NGOs shows China has ‘quietly resumed’ construction of suspended projects as industry group lobbies to up coal power cap
Mar 25, 2019 19:39 PM

At Blast Site in Xiangshui, Witnesses Describe Blood, Debris and Carnage
By Zhao Jing, Yang Rui and Teng Jing Xuan
As death toll hits 78, eyewitnesses describe the aftermath of the chemical plant explosion that shook eastern China
Mar 22, 2019 20:18 PM

Contamination Fears After East China Chemical Blast Kills 47
By Yang Rui, Zhao Jing, Wei Shumin, Liang Yingfei, Qi Xiaomei, Zhao Runhua, and Ren Qiuyu
Locals told to close windows and remain indoors after massive explosion releases toxic mix of sulfur dioxide, nitrous oxide and benzene
Mar 12, 2019 18:42 PM

Beijing’s Thirst May Be Too Much for Water Diversion Project, Adviser Says
By Zhou Tailai, Zhang Titi and Ren Qiuyu
China’s capital has grown too dependent on water redirected from source quickly becoming strained, CPPCC member warns
Mar 04, 2019 18:05 PM

Chinese Support Wind Turbines, Just Not in Their Backyard
By Ren Qiuyu
‘Nimby’ attitude prevails among respondents to China’s largest ever survey of attitudes to wind generators
Feb 21, 2019 19:44 PM

Government Issues New Guidelines on Dumping in Yangtze
By Ge Mingning and Ren Qiuyu
Authorities will map out all sewage outlets on Asia’s longest river, improve inter-departmental cooperation
Feb 21, 2019 19:26 PM

First Cases of Swine Fever Reported in Guangxi, Shandong
By Du Caicai and Ren Qiuyu
Twenty-seven provincial-level regions have now reported outbreaks of the disease, which has rocked the world’s largest pork producer
Feb 19, 2019 19:36 PM

China Backslides in Campaign Against Air Pollution
By Ren Qiuyu
Level of key pollutant increases 8.2% from previous year in 337 Chinese cities
Feb 12, 2019 19:34 PM

Fosun Shares Slide After Viral Diarrhea Outbreak at Club Med Resort
By Qian Tong and Tang Ziyi
After Weibo post criticized hygiene at resort in northeastern China, company confirmed eight cases of Norovirus over Lunar New Year with scores more reporting symptoms
Feb 08, 2019 12:34 PM

Firework Ban Clears the Air for Chinese New Year
By Liu Jiefei
Attempts to restrict the quintessentially Chinese holiday tradition appear to be working
Feb 05, 2019 17:22 PM

One-Third of Glaciers Under Threat in Key Himalaya Region: Report
By Ren Qiuyu
As much as 64% of glacial volume in Hindu Kush region could disappear by 2100 under current emission levels
Jan 31, 2019 19:39 PM

China’s Coal Plants Continue to Pump Millions of Tons of Methane Into the Atmosphere
By Ren Qiuyu and Yang Rui
New study finds the country accounted for as much as a quarter of global increase in methane gas emissions between 2010 and 2015
Jan 31, 2019 18:16 PM

Deadly Hebei Chemical Factory Blast Was Years in the Making
By Yang Rui
Caixin investigation uncovers a litany of environmental violations and a history of community warnings being ignored
Jan 17, 2019 18:18 PM

How A Corrupt Testing System Left Pollution Unchecked in China
By Zhou Chen
Experts say many of the firms that popped up after the sector was privatized in 2015 have one thing in common: fraud