pollution control

Pakistani Citizens Gasp For Clean Air

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Furhan Hussain moved to Islamabad seeking fresher air, only to find Pakistan’s leafy capital in a semi-permanent haze. Frustrated, he joined a vanguard of citizens monitoring pollution themselves amid a void in government data. Fast-growing Pakistan is home to some 200 million people and suffers from some of the worst air pollution in the world, … Read more

487 Officials Punished For Slack Pollution Control

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A total of 487 officials from Hebei Province in north China have been punished for malpractice related to pollution control, the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) announced Tuesday. Hebei’s Communist Party leadership and provincial government meted out the punishments upon investigation into clues found by environment protection inspectors dispatched by central authorities. They have been … Read more