Five officials punished over Taihu Lake pollution crisis
June 12, 2007
Five officials in east China's Yixing city have been punished in the wake of the Taihu Lake pollution crisis that choked off freshwater supply to more than 2 million people. [Full story]
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First turbine of Three Gorges Project on right bank starts operation
June 11, 2007
Electricity generation now spans the two banks of China's largest hydropower project, the Three Gorges Project, with the first turbine generator on the right bank of the river going into operationafter a 72-hour trial. [Full story]
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Watchdog hits decision to build incinerator
June 08, 2007
China's State Environmental Protection Administration has hit out at local authorities in Beijing over their approval of a controversial waste-treatment plant near a populated residential area, two days after a rare protest by hundreds of residents in the city centre. [Full story]
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No scientific ground to blame Three Gorges for pollution on Yangtze River
June 07, 2007
The water quality of Yangtze River has become of increasing concern. Has the Three Gorges Dam Project caused the pollution in Yangtze River? [Full story]
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"Eco-warrior" Wu Lihong charged for blackmail
June 06, 2007
Yixing city prosecutors in east China's Jiangsu Province have charged Wu Lihong, who was once nominated as one of China's top ten environmentalists, with blackmail, sources with the local people's procuratorate say. [Full story]
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