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‘Growth First’ Mentality Undermines War on Pollution

China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection a new report on Tuesday, revealing that almost 60% of the groundwater it tested last year rated as ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’, and that nearly 60% of the cities which measure air quality according to current standards failed to meet them. While acknowledging “extremely serious” trends and a “grim” situation for the rural environment, the report hailed 2012 as a turning