The deteriorating air quality in Beijing deserves to be a legislative priority and, more importantly, a legislative response to the issue of outstanding public concern is overdue.
Although scientists have not agreed on an exact percentage of vehicle exhausts' contribution to fine particulate matters in big cities, they do agree it is a major source of pollution.
The smoggy weather has prompted the local government to work out measures to reduce its impact on the environment and people's health.
The plan, which was preliminarily adopted by the municipal government over the weekend, defines the severity of air pollution by four levels.
We hope that 10 years of efforts may prove sufficient to repay the debt we have built up to the environment over the past three decades.
Air pollution has plagued many Chinese cities, and in some areas industrial discharges have polluted the environment to a dangerous extent.
While the Air Pollution Control Action Plan has ambitious goals to cut air particulates and coal consumption it may put pressure on the water supply.
Since moving to Beijing I feel I've been learning two languages - Mandarin and pollution-speak.
Beijing's lingering smog not only makes me sneeze like clockwork but also casts a haze over my otherwise longstanding victory in a debate with my husband - a sustained dispute over whether his native Shanghai or the country's capital is the best nest for our family to roost in.
China is riding a sound economic momentum but still needs to iron out certain issues such as energy upgrading and tougher financial reforms to stay competitive in the next decade, according to an American economist.
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