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Proper disposal of garbage

[2013-07-23 07:31]

Efficient and environmentally friendly disposal of urban garbage has become a pressing challenge for the country as it accelerates urbanization.

Awards promote waste classification

[2013-07-22 16:00]

More than 300 households in Hangzhou have participated in an intelligent recycling program by classifying their waste.

Land reclamation boosts rehabilitation of mining areas

[2013-07-22 15:32]

Land reclamation is helping reverse the environmental costs exacted by years of mining in China's "mercury capital", located in Guizhou.

Mining enterprise confirmed polluter of river

[2013-07-08 11:17]

A mining enterprise has been identified as the source of a river pollution in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, local authorities said on Monday.

China to ban chemical-laden health food

[2013-06-22 09:20]

China's food and drug watchdog on Friday announced that 13 types of health food will be banned, as they have been found to contain undesirable chemicals.

Less carbon, less pollution

[2013-06-18 08:14]

The pollution movement has not been given enough attention, as the focus has been on the economic development of the underdeveloped regions.

Food waste hinders China's sustainable development

[2013-06-08 17:39]

The growing amount of wasted food in China, soon to be the largest consumer market in the world, has largely undercut the country's green transformation.

Air purifier sales offer hope for retailers

[2013-06-04 10:20]

Due to the soaring demand for cleaner air, air purifiers will become the new growth driver for the country's sluggish home appliance industry.

Beijing expatriates caught in a smoggy dilemma

[2013-05-29 01:43]

Beijing's living environment, especially air quality, is now the top challenge in retaining foreign workers, as opposed to salary or career development.

Electric cars to fill Beijing fleet

[2013-05-28 15:14]

Beijing plans to have 50,000 electric vehicles on the roads by 2015, of which 30,000 will be private cars.

Emissions peak hard to predict

[2013-05-27 03:41]

Many variables will factor into when China's greenhouse gas emissions will peak, and the issue requires more in-depth analysis, said Zhou Dadi.

Beijing to shut coal-fired boilers to clean up air

[2013-05-27 02:59]

Beijing has vowed to eliminate most coal-fired boilers in the city center by the end of 2015 to reduce pollution from fine particulate matter.

Gutter oil to be used as auto fuel

[2013-05-27 02:33]

Processed gutter oil is expected to be used as bus fuel within two years in Shanghai, as part of efforts to advance a circular economy.

Consumers prefer to go green

[2013-05-24 07:26]

The imminent expiry of China's home appliance subsidy policy is unlikely to have a major impact on the nation's "white goods" market.

Healthy environment 'vital'

[2013-05-15 07:49]

Environmental protection was an entire chapter for the first time in the central government's white paper on human rights progress.

Coal-rich city has clean-energy dream

[2013-05-07 07:21]

The traditional coal-producing city of Erdos, in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, is determined to become a base of clean-energy output by 2017.

Heavy smog shrouds capital, again

[2013-05-07 07:12]

Heavy smog has returned to the skies of Beijing after a two-month break, with authorities predicting the pollution will linger due to unfavorable conditions.

A bike for Beijing

[2013-04-02 07:50]

While other people armor up in masks to battle the smog, Matt Hope has a better solution. He shows off his'anti-pollution' bike to our reporter Xu Lin.

How green will be my city?

[2013-04-01 07:48]

Given that the capital has been shrouded in heavy smog most of the winter, its rivers are polluted and garbage treatment capacity is inadequate.

Subsidies for green cars not bringing expected results

[2013-04-01 05:47]

Despite unprecedented efforts by the government to promote green vehicles, growth in this market has failed to meet expectations.

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