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China's Air Pollution Worsens For First Time In A Decade: Report
China's air pollution worsened in 2023, the first time it has done so in a decade, a study released on Friday said.
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China Issues Highest Pollution Alert As Dense Fog Reduces Visibility
Beijing said it would implement traffic control measures if the capital activates its highest air pollution warning.
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Smog, Grey Clouds Engulf Beijing As Sandstorms Return To China
The concentration of fine particulates in the air in Beijing is currently 46.2 times the World Health Organization's annual air quality guideline value, according to IQAir, a website that issues air quality data and information.
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"Severe" Smog Is Beijing Winter Olympics' New Problem
Beijing's air pollution is far below acceptable World Health Organization levels with the Chinese capital a month away from hosting the Winter Olympics- but environmental data shows its skies have improved dramatically in recent years.
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Beijing Shuts Roads, Playgrounds Amid Heavy Smog After China Coal Spike
Highways and school playgrounds in Beijing were closed Friday due to heavy pollution, as China ramps up coal production and faces scrutiny of its environmental record at make-or-break international climate talks.
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Smog In China Threatens To Overshadow National Day Celebrations
China's northern regions are facing a sustained period of pollution for at least the next two weeks, the environment ministry warned, with heavy smog threatening to overshadow the country's National Day celebrations in Beijing in October.
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Beijing Set To Exit List Of World's Top 200 Most-Polluted Cities: Report
China's capital of Beijing is on track to drop out from the list of the world's top 200 most-polluted cities this year, with hazardous smog concentrations falling to their lowest on record in August, data compiled by IQAir AirVisual showed on Thursday.
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China To Extend Winter Anti-Smog Measures For Another Year
China will extend winter anti-smog measures such as production cuts and traffic restrictions for a third successive winter, the environment ministry said in a pollution battle plan for 2019 published on Wednesday.The Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) also vowed to speed up the elimination of small coal-fired heating boilers in major regions...
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Chinese Cities Issue "Orange" Smog Alert, State Radio
Second-level, or "orange", pollution alerts was issued in at least nine cities in China's industrial heartland of Hebei, Shandong, Henan and Shanxi in response to a wave of smog expected to blanket the region, state radio reported on Friday.
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Air Pollution Alert Issued Across 79 Cities In China
A total of 79 Chinese cities have triggered air pollution alerts as severe winter smog covers wide swaths of the country, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.
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Smog War Casualty: China Coal City Bears Brunt Of Pollution Crackdown
Across north China, cities are struggling to strike a balance between reversing the environmental damage done by decades of breakneck growth and keeping their heavy industrial economies afloat.
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China Turns to Science for Effective Treatments in War on Smog
China's industry ministry will adopt a more nuanced, "scientific" approach when it comes to curbing emissions from polluting firms, it said on Wednesday.
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China Regions Vow To Step Up Pollution Crackdown After Central Government Probes
A total of eight Chinese regions have promised to beef up anti-pollution curbs, vowing fresh cuts in smog, cleaner water and soil and tighter scrutiny over government officials after Beijing-led probes uncovered thousands of violations.
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China's War On Air Pollution At Risk Of Reaching A "Stalemate"
China's war on pollution is at risk of reaching a "stalemate", with poor weather conditions undermining the country's efforts to reduce smog, an environment ministry spokesman said on Thursday.
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China Makes Progress to Cut Smog But Damage To Health Already Done: Study
While China has made progress cutting smog, the damage to the health of millions of people may already have been done, especially as the population ages, the head of a U.S.-based research agency said.
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China's Air Pollution Worsens For First Time In A Decade: Report
China's air pollution worsened in 2023, the first time it has done so in a decade, a study released on Friday said.
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China Issues Highest Pollution Alert As Dense Fog Reduces Visibility
Beijing said it would implement traffic control measures if the capital activates its highest air pollution warning.
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Smog, Grey Clouds Engulf Beijing As Sandstorms Return To China
The concentration of fine particulates in the air in Beijing is currently 46.2 times the World Health Organization's annual air quality guideline value, according to IQAir, a website that issues air quality data and information.
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"Severe" Smog Is Beijing Winter Olympics' New Problem
Beijing's air pollution is far below acceptable World Health Organization levels with the Chinese capital a month away from hosting the Winter Olympics- but environmental data shows its skies have improved dramatically in recent years.
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Beijing Shuts Roads, Playgrounds Amid Heavy Smog After China Coal Spike
Highways and school playgrounds in Beijing were closed Friday due to heavy pollution, as China ramps up coal production and faces scrutiny of its environmental record at make-or-break international climate talks.
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Smog In China Threatens To Overshadow National Day Celebrations
China's northern regions are facing a sustained period of pollution for at least the next two weeks, the environment ministry warned, with heavy smog threatening to overshadow the country's National Day celebrations in Beijing in October.
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Beijing Set To Exit List Of World's Top 200 Most-Polluted Cities: Report
China's capital of Beijing is on track to drop out from the list of the world's top 200 most-polluted cities this year, with hazardous smog concentrations falling to their lowest on record in August, data compiled by IQAir AirVisual showed on Thursday.
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China To Extend Winter Anti-Smog Measures For Another Year
China will extend winter anti-smog measures such as production cuts and traffic restrictions for a third successive winter, the environment ministry said in a pollution battle plan for 2019 published on Wednesday.The Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) also vowed to speed up the elimination of small coal-fired heating boilers in major regions...
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Chinese Cities Issue "Orange" Smog Alert, State Radio
Second-level, or "orange", pollution alerts was issued in at least nine cities in China's industrial heartland of Hebei, Shandong, Henan and Shanxi in response to a wave of smog expected to blanket the region, state radio reported on Friday.
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Air Pollution Alert Issued Across 79 Cities In China
A total of 79 Chinese cities have triggered air pollution alerts as severe winter smog covers wide swaths of the country, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.
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Smog War Casualty: China Coal City Bears Brunt Of Pollution Crackdown
Across north China, cities are struggling to strike a balance between reversing the environmental damage done by decades of breakneck growth and keeping their heavy industrial economies afloat.
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China Turns to Science for Effective Treatments in War on Smog
China's industry ministry will adopt a more nuanced, "scientific" approach when it comes to curbing emissions from polluting firms, it said on Wednesday.
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China Regions Vow To Step Up Pollution Crackdown After Central Government Probes
A total of eight Chinese regions have promised to beef up anti-pollution curbs, vowing fresh cuts in smog, cleaner water and soil and tighter scrutiny over government officials after Beijing-led probes uncovered thousands of violations.
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China's War On Air Pollution At Risk Of Reaching A "Stalemate"
China's war on pollution is at risk of reaching a "stalemate", with poor weather conditions undermining the country's efforts to reduce smog, an environment ministry spokesman said on Thursday.
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China Makes Progress to Cut Smog But Damage To Health Already Done: Study
While China has made progress cutting smog, the damage to the health of millions of people may already have been done, especially as the population ages, the head of a U.S.-based research agency said.
