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- Dumped chemicals in Yangtze River 'cleared'
All of the liquid chemical waste dumped into the Yangtze River in Hubei province on Sunday has been removed and no water plants have been contaminated, local environmental authorities said.
Three Gorges Project |  Green programs | Search for sources
- Massive floating shelf in the Arctic of climate change
In the latest sign of the accelerating climate change, a huge ice shelf has broken away in Canada's northern Arctic, and the remaining shelves have shrunk at a "massive and disturbing" rate.
BioScience study | UNEP report | China's reponse
- Nuri makes landfall in Guangdong
Tropical storm Nuri made landfall in Nanlang Town, Zhongshan City, of the southern Guangdong Province at 10:10 PM on August 22, packing winds of up to force-10, or 90 kilometers per hour.
Weather around China | Emergency response | Flood FAQs
- South China tiger photos are fake
The controversial south China tiger photographs by farmer Zhou Zhenglong were proved fake, according to sources at a press conference of the Shaanxi Provincial government on June 28.
Snapper held  | Reality or legend  | Online debate
- Southeast China brace for typhoon Nuri
Typhoon Nuri continued to intensify as it maintained its course towards south China on Wednesday, according to the meteorological station in southeast China's Fujian Province.
Weather around China | Emergency response | Flood FAQs
- Tropical storm Kammuri hits S. China
Kammuri, the ninth tropical storm of the year, hit south China's Guangdong Province on August 6 from Yangxi on its coast at 7:45 PM, according to the local observatory.
Weather around China | Emergency response | Flood FAQs
- Typhoon Fung Wong makes landfall in China
Typhoon Fung Wong, the eighth tropical storm to hit China's coast this year, made landfall in the southeastern Fujian Province on July 28, according to the provincial observatory.

 

Weather around China | Evacuation plan | Flood FAQs
- Heavy rainstorms hit half of the country
Heavy rains this summer have racked havoc in many parts of the country, causing landslides and forcing residents to evacuated their homes. Intensive relief work is currently underway.
Weather around China | Relief efforts | Flood FAQs
- China raises prices of oil, electricity
Petrol will cost 0.8 yuan (12 cents) and diesel 0.92 yuan more for a liter from June 20, and electricity charges for commercial units will go up by 0.025 yuan (US$0.4 cents) per kWh from July 1.
Economists' warning | Gov't measures | Wind Power Asia
- Ban on free plastic bags takes effect
From June 1, retailers including supermarkets will no longer provide free plastic shopping bags. China is trying to reduce the use of plastic bags in a bid to reduce energy consumption and emissions.
Ministry's regulation | Final version | Public reaction
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