When Good Environmental Policies Go Wrong
China’s central leaders have been waging an official “war on pollution” for nearly four years,...
Jan 18, 2018
China’s central leaders have been waging an official “war on pollution” for nearly four years,...
Feb 6, 2017
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
Jan 3, 2017
Despite the official launch of a “war on pollution” three years ago, cities in China...
Dec 15, 2016
For the first time in 2016, Beijing authorities have issued a five-day “red alert” for...
Dec 13, 2016
Residents fed up with dangerous levels of air pollution in Chengdu and surrounding areas have...
Nov 14, 2016
China declared “war on pollution” in 2014 after public anger concerning the nation’s infamous and...
Oct 28, 2016
Amid China’s ongoing “war on pollution,” central authorities have signaled their...
Aug 18, 2016
According to a study by researchers at Tsinghua University and the U.S.-based Health Effects...
Mar 2, 2016
Almost exactly two years after Premier Li Keqiang declared “war on pollution” in his...
Dec 11, 2015
The U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris has been extended by one day after parties...
Aug 14, 2015
A Berkeley Earth study of newly released air quality data from 1,500 sites across East Asia has...
Mar 1, 2015
On February 28 2015, former China Central Television anchor Chai Jing released a powerful,...
Jan 22, 2015
This winter, like years past, has seen Beijing and other Chinese cities blanketed in a thick cover...
Oct 28, 2014
As Beijing prepares to host a series of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings, state...
Oct 10, 2014
As heavy-smog season 2014-2015 begins in China, AFP reports that PM2.5 readings in Hebei province...
May 8, 2014
At Caixin, Yu Ge comments on recent criticism in People’s Daily of the adoption of English...
Feb 20, 2014
At Bloomberg Christina Larson reports on the dramatic rise of cancer in China: A recent report...
Dec 5, 2013
Nanjing cancelled primary and secondary school classes on Thursday, while Qingdao banned outdoor...