Tag: PM2.5

Smoggy Air Inspires Media Transparency

As Beijing and other parts of eastern China were blanketed by continued record-breaking pollution, the official media has offered up a surprising amount of transparency. Pollution is often played down by official media, and the Chinese government has bristled at efforts by foreign governments to collect data on air quality at their embassies. But when readings on air quality indices went off the ch

January 14, 2013 3:26 PM

Ailing ‘Mononoke’ Forest Highlights Pollution Tension

The New York Times’ Martin Fackler reports fears that Chinese air pollution is harming forests on the remote island

April 28, 2013 3:07 PM

Official: Beijing Air Quality “Relatively Poor”

In Beijing, levels of two key air pollutants in the first three months of this year had increased by nearly 30% compared

April 4, 2013 12:48 AM

Photo Series: Scenes from the Two Sessions

China’s once-in-a-decade leadership transition is underway at the “Two Sessions,” the annual convening of the National Pe

March 11, 2013 8:32 PM

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