May 22, 2013
English Stories from the Chinese Press: April 11, 2012

Hydroelectric projects
Work begins on final Three Gorges dam (Shanghai Daily)
Civic action
Chinese NGOs say big brands buy from polluting textile firms (Xinhua)
Ministry sued for failing to provide pollution data (China Daily)
Desertification
Recycled Carbons Fight Desertification (Beijing Review)
Lifestyle / culture
Eco Design Fair offers 'green' fare (Shanghai Daily)
The highs and lows of living the life organic (Xinhua)
Chinese cities dim lights in environmental initiative (Xinhua)
China Focus: Green burials not easy (Xinhua)
Leadership
China's environmental protection media tour kicks off (Xinhua)
Shandong province water
Water conservation urged as "Spring City" dries (Xinhua)
South to north water transfer project
Beijingers to drink Yangtze River water by 2014 (Xinhua)
China's major water project makes headway (China Daily)
Renewable energy
China regulates management of green power subsidy (China Daily)
Water scarcity
Drought plagues 13 Chinese provinces (Xinhua)
Half mln people short of drinking water in Liaoning (Xinhua)
Water pollution
Shenzhen sewage outlets pollute sea (Xinhua)
China strengthens safety checks for tailing ponds (Xinhua)
Urban greenery
Green rooftops help clean up Beijing's air (China Daily)
Rare earths
The environmental cost of rare earths (China Daily)
China sets up rare earth association (China Daily)
Rare Earth Resolution (Beijing Review)
Rural pollution
Sweeping Pollution Under the Rug (Caixin)
Recycling / waste
How to stay positive in battery recycling (China Daily)

 
Compiled by Angela Merriam





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