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Beijing raises ‘red alert’ threshold for air pollution warning 

From March, China’s capital will bring in new sliding scale for air quality, after issuing its first ever ‘red alert’ for the city in December Beijing is to raise the thresholds for issuing its highest air pollution warnings, the state … Continue reading

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China unveils new measures targeting winter air pollution 

A suite of targeted and stricter measures have been announced to address severe air pollution in the area around China’s capital city during the winter heating season. Recent data from China’s Environmental Protection ministry has shown that although air quality … Continue reading

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Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei to Cooperate in Tackling Air Pollution

Six cities including Beijing, Tianjin, Tangshan, Langfang, Baoding and Cangzhou are set to build a unified system to forecast heavy smog and provide emergency response measures, Beijing Times reports on Wednesday. The six cities have formed a core area for … Continue reading

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China: Air pollution reaches dangerous level in 106 cities

The air pollution reached “dangerous levels” in 106 Chinese cities due to use of fireworks and firecrackers during the celebrations welcoming the Lunar New Year, according to a report. On the eve of New Year on Wednesday night, the Air quality … Continue reading

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Most China cities fail to meet air quality standards

Only eight out of China’s 74 biggest cities passed the government’s basic air quality standards in 2014, the environment ministry has said. The most polluted cities were in north-eastern Hebei, the province that surrounds the capital Beijing. Beijing and Shanghai … Continue reading

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Worst smog of the year leaves Beijing choking as US embassy’s air quality reading hits 545

Beijing is choking in its worst smog so far this year, with air pollution at hazardous levels and the reading at the US embassy hitting as high as 545 on Thursday afternoon. An air quality index (AQI) reading of more … Continue reading

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Days of heavy air pollution blight northern China

Days of heavy smog shrouding swathes of northern China pushed pollution to more than 20 times safe levels on Friday (Oct 10), despite government promises to tackle environmental blight. Visibility dropped dramatically as measures of small pollutant particles known as … Continue reading

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China scraps high-pollution vehicles in air cleanup

The Chinese government announced on Monday the country will eliminate 6 million high-polluting vehicles before the end of 2014 in a move to bring down air pollution. The mandatory rule applies to vehicles that do not meet exhaust emissions standards. … Continue reading

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