China’s Environment Minister Huang Runqiu (front right) conducts an inspection in Henan province to single out companies skirting pollution laws. Photo: Ministry of Ecology and Environment
China’s Environment Minister Huang Runqiu (front right) conducts an inspection in Henan province to single out companies skirting pollution laws. Photo: Ministry of Ecology and Environment
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China’s environment chief names and shames state-owned pollution cheats in snap inspection

  • 6 state-owned companies in Henan province were caught violating pollution control regulations
  • Breaches include exceeding emission standards and falsifying data, environment minister says

Sylvie Zhuang
Sylvie Zhuang in Beijing

Updated: 8:56pm, 22 Feb, 2023

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China’s Environment Minister Huang Runqiu (front right) conducts an inspection in Henan province to single out companies skirting pollution laws. Photo: Ministry of Ecology and Environment
China’s Environment Minister Huang Runqiu (front right) conducts an inspection in Henan province to single out companies skirting pollution laws. Photo: Ministry of Ecology and Environment
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