Draft law stresses govt role in environmental protection
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A garbage collector at a dumpsite in Nanning, capital of South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, in July. Zhou Hua / Xinhua |
Officials will be subject to administrative punishment if they fabricate environmental statistics or refuse to release information that should be made public, according to a draft amendment of the Environmental Protection Law.
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