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China pollution arrests rise as Beijing pushes green agenda
2014-06-12 19:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Press: China arrested more people last year for environmental offences than in the previous 10 combined, state media said Thursday, as Beijing strives to produce results after a much-vaunted pollution crackdown. The official Xinhua news agency said 200 people had been arrested and more than 3,500 companies and workshops shut down for environmental violations, figures that remained comparatively modest in a nation of 1.3 billion beset by air and water pollution and waste disposal problems. Environmental...
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