Shao Xiaoyi: Farmers say power plant will pollute villages

From China Daily:

The Zhejiang Provincial Development and Reform Commission is being sued over a plan to build a special power plant that uses rubbish as fuel.

Nearly 300 farmers in Cangnan County have taken the commission to court because they say the power plant could cause environmental problems near their villages.

They also say the approval was given without any public hearing, Hangzhou’s West Lake District Court heard.

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