Polluting Plants Shut by Officials Found Still in Use

China’s environmental protection authority says several factories continued to operate illegally after inspectors had closed them down. [Bibek Bhandari] April 21st, 2017 [Sixth Tone] China’s environmental watchdog has the power to close factories, but its authority is apparently easy to ignore after inspectors leave. The Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) recently discovered that several factories…

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