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Mar 28, 2018
Massive sandstorm engulfs Beijing as AQI soars above 999
Despite all of China’s efforts to clean up its skies, Mother Nature has other plans
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Mar 7, 2018
Hainan officials want to create a national park in the South China Sea
Officials are trying to turn one of the world’s most dangerous flashpoints into a tourism hotspot
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Feb 25, 2018
Taiwan announces timeline to ban single-use plastic straws by 2030
Regulations will also apply to plastic to-go cups, shopping bags, and disposable tableware
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Feb 8, 2018
Beijing meets national air quality standards for the first time
The impossible has happened
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Jan 26, 2018
Changsha chengguan use super soakers as ‘fun’ way to put out coal-fired barbecues
Officers say that people find this method more enjoyable than when they used to flip over the furnaces and stomp out the…
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Jan 18, 2018
The biggest single source of PM2.5 in Taiwan’s air is mainland China, study finds
Breathe in those sweet, sweet GDP growth numbers
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Jan 15, 2018
100-meter-tall smog-sucking tower is apparently helping to clean up Xi’an’s air
Those working on the project hope to one day build a 500-meter-tall version of the tower
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Jan 15, 2018
Oil tanker explodes, sinks off coast of China, raising fears for the environment
Experts say that it may take decades for the local marine environment to return to normal
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Dec 29, 2017
LOOK: Thick fog, smog returns to cover cities in northern China
Hello grayness, my old friend
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Dec 21, 2017
Beijing’s air has been surprisingly breathable this winter
Except for perhaps today and tomorrow
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