Shocking photos of China's water-pollution problem. A man looks at a contaminated river in Cangnan county of Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, July 24, 2014.

The pollution is so bad that it even affects the animals in the water. Fish, an important source of food for many, are also at risk. Workers cleaning up dead fish on the banks of the polluted Fuhe ...

As part of a “war on pollution” declared in 2014, China has detailed targets for cleaning up its air, water and soil. On January 1st it introduced an environmental-protection tax, replacing a ...

According to one report, “up to 40 percent of China’s rivers were seriously polluted” and “20 percent were so polluted their water quality was rated too toxic even to come into contact ...

According to CREA, China's air quality improved in the first half of 2024 as the fine particular matter (PM2.5) reduced by 2.9 per cent compared to 2023.

Without China’s improvements, the world’s average pollution would have risen instead. The improvement means the average Chinese citizen’s lifespan is now 2.2 years longer, the report said.

Tens of millions of people across northern China were under severe pollution warnings Tuesday, with authorities urging them to reduce outdoor activities as a grayish smog enveloped the region.

By targeting pollution as a domain of competition, the U.S. can hold China accountable, leveling the playing field and safeguarding our industrial and geopolitical edge. China’s environmental ...