Thursday, December 28, 2017

China reveals more than 18,000 officials failed to protect the environment

Pollution is synonymous with many of China's major cities. But the past year has seen cleanup efforts like factory closures or an environmental police force in Beijing - and now a national crackdown has revealed more than 18,000 officials either didn't take action or didn't perform well in their jobs to protect the environment since 2016. China's environmental inspection head Liu Changgen told reporters, "We will not let the inspection become a passing gust of wind. It needs to keep blowing all the...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/china-reveals-more-than-18000-officials-failed-to-protect-the-environment
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