Monday, 20 March 2017 Beijing: Beijing will expand funding to reduce air pollution in 2017, including phasing out hundreds of thousands of automobiles and replacing coal furnaces in hundreds of villages, the municipal government said. So far in March, more than 10 days of clear, blue skies have been recorded. …
Read More »Environmental police force to establish in Beijing
Monday, 9 January 2017 BEIJING: The smog-hit Chinese capital of Beijing will establish a police force to deal specifically with environmental offences as part of its efforts to clean up its air and crack down on persistent polluters. The smog police will crack down on open-air barbecues, garbage incineration, biomass …
Read More »Pollution: Air traffic accross northern China comes to a standstill
Friday, 6 January 2017 Beijing: A combination of pollution and heavy fog affected countless road, rail and air passengers across northern China. By Wednesday afternoon, 154 flights had been cancelled at Tianjin Binhai International Airport, with another 120 delayed. The city also closed all 20 freeways due to low visibility …
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