(June 22, 2007) After putting two highly polluting projects on hold as a result of public pressure, the top environmental watchdog yesterday said it would seek to establish a proper mechanism to allow for its further participation in environmental governance.
China to improve environmental assessment after controversial PX project
(June 22, 2007) China will improve strategic environmental assessment procedures in key regions and industries after the suspension of a controversial paraxylene (PX) projec in Xiamen, according to the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA).
Chongqing to urbanize rural migrants
After relocating 1 million residents in the Three Gorges area, Chongqing is set to urbanize some 10 million rural migrants over the next decade.
The moment of reckoning
For the first time since its completion, the Three Gorges Dam is showing the world one of its many functions — flood control.
Eight people missing in central China Landslide
(June 17, 2007) Eight farmers are missing while ten others were rescued after a massive landslide in central China’s Hubei province, an official said on Sunday.
Flood control along Yangtze cannot solely rely on Three Gorges Project, warns expert
(June 15, 2007) The Three Gorges Project is not yet ready to provide flood protection for every community downstream of the giant dam, says a Chinese expert who warned that major flooding could occur this summer.
Floods: Death toll in China's floods rises to 403
A total of 403 Chinese have died, 105 are missing and 3.17 million people have been relocated as the rainy season coupled with ferocious flood waters continues to batter central and southern China.
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, local government say.
ELECTRICITY OF VIETNAM: Cambodian Lawmaker Appeals for Changes to EVN Dam Operation
(June 11, 2007) Cambodia’s National Assembly discussed concerns about Vietnam’s Yali dam at a recent meeting to approve a new water resources bill, the Phnom Penh-based newspaper, Cambodia Daily has reported.
Farmers in southern China clash with police over dam project
(July 11, 2007) Thousands of villagers in southern China clashed with police during a protest against inadequate compensation for farmland flooded by a dam project, a news report said Wednesday.
Watchdog hits decision to build incinerator
(June 8, 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.
Reservoir construction starts
Shanghai has begun construction of a massive reservoir at the mouth of the Yangtze River yesterday to ensure a cleaner and larger water supply.
China publicizes name list of reservoir safety liability officials
China’s Ministry of Water Resources publicized Tuesday the name list of safety liability officials for 486 reservoirs.
“Eco-warrior” Wu Lihong charged for blackmail
(June 6, 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 said Wednesday.
NORAD responds to Compliance Review by Probe International et al, June 2007
(June 5, 2007) NORAD responds to Compliance Review of the SIDA-funded Environmental Impact Assessment on the Cambodian side of the Sre Pok River due to hydropower development in Vietnam.
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