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Yangtze River Delta unveils new information disclosure evaluation system (Google translation)
Last week, environmental officials from Shanghai municipality, Zhejiang Province, and Jiangsu Province revealed a new environmental information disclosure evaluation system that would hold enterprises accountable for their transparency requirements. Continue reading 阅读全文 Add comment 发表评论(0)
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Wuhan expands public participation towards environmental awareness (Google translation) Since 2007, Wuhan has taken significant steps to bolster public participation in environmental protection, reports the Changjiang Daily. In addition to increasing its own monitoring efforts, especially of local sewage plants, the Wuhan Environmental Protection Bureau also created a comprehensive website allowing citizens to access pollution monitoring information. The construction of the city’s Metro Line 2 also solicited public opinions, eventually making major modifications to the original plan because of citizen concerns. With the introduction of the “Yangtze River Daily” newsletter, the city has taken another step towards implementing a robust … Continue reading 阅读全文 Add comment 发表评论(0)
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MEP undertakes comprehensive investigation of drinking water safety (Google translation) The Ministry of Environmental Protection has launched a comprehensive investigation of drinking water safety around the country after several major emergencies in the past few months have attracted national attention. In a report released in recent days, MEP stated that they directly dealt with 135 dangerous incidents of pollution in 2008, one-third of which involved contamination of drinking water sources. (Source: CRI Online) Op-ed: Why is the environmental protection court left out in the cold? (Google translation) A China Environment News opinion piece examines ongoing efforts to bolster the development … Continue reading 阅读全文 Add comment 发表评论(1)
Recent Environmental Law and Public Participation News
In the past week, Chinese news media has focused on several important public participation and environmental public interest litigation issues. The release of the China Software Testing Center’s evaluation of government website openness has generated discussion on how much work there is left to do. Meanwhile, local governments in Hainan, Hubei, and Yunnan are intensifying efforts to improve support for environmental public interest litigation and the creation of environmental courts. Six articles after the jump.
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