From BBC News (link)
Eight Chinese officials have lost their jobs over the pollution of a chain of lakes, state media reports say.
Factories and towns allowed untreated sewage and other waste to flow into the Baiyangdian lakes south-west of Beijing, an official report says.
The report, by the State Environmental Protection Agency, said the waste added to drought problems and hit wildlife.
Seven officials who were responsible for environmental protection have been fired, while another quit, it says.
