Pollution Control

China Inc told to mind environment when investing overseas
China has issued environmental protection guidelines for the country’s companies to follow when investing overseas, calling on them to pay more attention to pollution and its impact on local communities.
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China to put the quality back into environmental impact assessments
China lacks quality environment impact assessment (EIA) agencies, according to a government report issued this week.
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Beijing steps up program to scrap polluting cars
Beijing’s moves to rid its streets of emission-spewing clunkers is gaining steam. The city government, having already cleared over half a million aging vehicles, this week announced more incentives to encourage owners to trade up.
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Government calls for ban of diesel cars in Delhi
The Indian government has informed the Lok Sabha, the country’s lower house of parliament, that the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) has called for a ban on all diesel cars in Delhi to prevent emission of high smoke particles.
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Beijing sends over 500,000 clunkers to the scrap heap
Beijing has surpassed its goal of removing aging, heavy-polluting motor vehicles from the roads by about 29 percent, according to the city’s Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau.
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Delhi hauls in the welcome mat on polluting industries
Delhi’s industries minister Haroon Yusuf on Monday said that the government is not interested in promoting industries that pose a threat to the city’s environment and its people, according to the Deccan Herald
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China's petrochemical protests continue despite gov’t vow
In spite of assurances by Chinese government officials in Ningbo City, Zhejiang province, that the planned expansion of a chemical plant will be cancelled, environmental protests have continued.
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Environmental worries on naptha plant expansion
Pressure groups in Taiwan are seeking a ban on the expansion of a naphtha cracker operation in Yunlin County on health grounds. They claimed that the plant run by Formosa Plastics Group emits volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
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Vietnam looks to clean up rural industry
Read Full Story The Vietnam government has updated parts of its rural industrial promotion resolutions to include cleaner and more environmentally-friendly guidelines. The original plan pushed rural production jobs primarily in craft products and was extended to 272 villages.
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Aje Group accused of wastewater dumping in Thailand
Peruvian multinational Aje Group, which manufactures and distributes Big Cola in Thailand, has pledged to improve its wastewater treatment capability following accusations of illegal wastewater disposal.
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