Shanghai to spend $1.6b to curb air pollution
Shanghai will spend 10.3 billion yuan ($1.6 billion) on air pollution reduction over the next three years, local environmental protection authorities said Wednesday. The amount represents a 40% increase over the amount spent over the last three years combined, the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Environmental Protection said in a statement. (China Daily)
3 months ago
Shanghai to begin PM2.5 pollution monitoring
Shanghai will finally install PM2.5 air-quality monitoring equipment after more than two months since it pledged to do so.
With the system’s launch, the city will join a league of regions spanning Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin, Yangtze River Delta, Zhujiang River Delta and elsewhere preparing to employ the PM2.5 monitor this year. Next year, the standard will encompass 113 new cities and by 2016, all of China will be covered. (Shanghaiist)
4 months ago
The dirty secret behind jeans and bras
(Wastewater discharge from a jeans washing plant) Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Greenpeace has released a report examining two textile industry towns in Guangdong province. This behind-the-scenes look at how our clothing is produced may make you think twice before queueing up for Christmas sales. From April to October, we visited Xintang, the “Jeans Capital of the World,” and Gurao, a manufacturing town 80% of whose economy is devoted to bras, underwear, and other clothing articles. (Greenpeace)
1 year ago
