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Can Transparency Clean Up China’s Hazy Environment?

In response to public criticism, Beijing recently began releasing PM 2.5 readings of atmospheric particulates, while previously only PM 10 data was publicly available. The number in a particulate matter reading refers to the diameter of the particle in micrometers. While PM 10 is deemed unsafe by the World Health Organization and can settle in the lungs, the smaller PM 2.5 is even more menacing, as