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Environmental Transparency in China Still Lacking

At Marketplace, Rob Schmitz reports police obstruction and intimidation in Chengdu, where he was following up on major (and unsuccessful) protests last year against a planned PX plant. Last year, many here among the city’s 14 million residents planned a weekend public demonstration to protest the plant. When the local government found out, police detained organizers, sent out text messages warning people to stay inside, and the government required people to work on the