Opposition Grows against Proposed Chemical Plant in China
From the International Herald Tribune: Residents of a Chinese city plagued by pollution are mobilizing against a proposed chemical plant that they say could harm their health, with some urging marches...
View ArticleEU Plans to Clamp Down on Carbon Trading Scam
In the Guardian, Damian Carrington describes Chinese companies’ gaming of the EU Emission Trading Scheme, and European proposals to combat it: The use of carbon permits from industrial gas projects in...
View ArticleVideo: The Warriors of Qiugang
Yale Environment 360 has produced a video documentary, The Warriors of Qiugang, which chronicles the plight of villagers fighting a chemical plant in Anhui. Watch it here: Like many villages in China’s...
View ArticleChina Says Will Shut Plant as Thousands Protest
When Tropical Storm Muifa descended on China’s north-east last week, damage to dykes in Dalian sparked fears of leaks from a coastal chemical plant. The threat was averted, but thousands of local...
View Article14 Killed in Chemical Plant Explosion
An explosion at a chemical plant in Xintai, Shandong province has killed fourteen workers. An investigation into the cause is underway. BBC reports: It happened at a melamine production unit in Xintai...
View Article23 People Investigated for Tianjin Blasts
Twenty-three people have been detained or brought in for questioning over the massive explosion at a chemical warehouse in the Tianjin port two weeks ago that killed at least 145 people. According to...
View ArticleShortcuts and Lax Rules in Tianjin; Blast in Shandong
At The New York Times, Andrew Jacobs, Javier Hernandez, and Chris Buckley report on the lax oversight, official neglect, and collusion between business and corrupt officials that underlay the deadly...
View ArticleExplosion at Chemical Plant in Zhejiang
An explosion at a chemical plant in Lishui, Zhejiang on Monday has continued a string of incidents since the deadly blasts that killed over 150 in Tianjin’s port area last month. No casualties from the...
View ArticleHundreds Ill at “Toxic School” Near Chemical Plants
According to state television broadcaster CCTV, hundreds of students at Changzhou Foreign Languages School in Jiangsu province were diagnosed with a range of pollution-related illnesses, including...
View ArticleOfficials Dispute Severity of School Scandal Illnesses
China’s state broadcaster CCTV reported on Sunday that nearly 500 students at Changzhou Foreign Language School had been diagnosed with various illnesses after being exposed to toxic chemicals from a...
View ArticleIndustrial Accidents Continue One Year After Tianjin Blasts
A deadly steam pipe explosion at a coal-fired power plant in Dangyang, Hubei killed at least 21 people and injured five on Thursday, Edward Wong at The New York Times report: The deaths and injuries...
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