Illegal dumping pollutes water

A pond in Qujing, Yunnan province, which was heavily contaminated by illegally dumped toxic industrial waste. [Provided to China Daily] BEIJING – More than 5,000 tons of highly toxic industrial waste were dumped illegally in…

Water shortage hits pasture area in Inner Mongolia

HOHHOT – More than 370,000 people and 580,000 livestock living in pasture areas in the western part of North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region are having difficulties securing drinking water due to a severe drought….

21 injured after earthquake jolts Xinjiang

URUMQI – Twenty-one people were left injured after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit NorthwestChina’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region Thursday afternoon, local authorities said Friday. The quake rocked a border area between the region’s city of Atux…

Hordes of dead fish foung in C China river

Dead fish are seen in Zijiang River in Xinshao county, Central China’s Hunan province, August 11, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua]  CHANGSHA – A large number of fish were found dead over the past week in a river…

Experts warn of fragile sea environment

BEIJING – Following the continuing oil leak in Bohai Bay, experts warned that fast offshore development is polluting China’s fragile sea. With marine economy becoming another engine for the country’s economy in the 12th Five-Year…

Oil&water

A man looks at an oil slick off the coast of Tianjin in North China on August 3. Authorities can not confirm whether it was the result of oil spills in Bohai Bay. Photo: CFP…

Duckweed growth high this season

Shanghai water management authorities are seeking cooperation from Zhejiang and Jiangsu government authorities in managing excessive duckweed growth along its waters, after the most serious outbreak of the plant in a decade has affected waterways…