But we must act.” In the meantime, the Chinese people can only wear their masks, buy their bottled water, and hope they are not in this year’s batch of pollution-related casualties.

"It’s affecting everyone. Even people in the cities.” The following photos show instances of water pollution around China dating from 2006 to the present. The red river in Wenzhou is just one ...

Apparel makers in China are facing growing pressure from regulators and high-profile brands to tackle wastewater pollution from their factories. The textile industry has long been one of China’s ...

More than 80 percent of the water from underground wells in China is not safe for drinking or bathing due to severe water pollution, according to new statistics cited in Chinese media Monday.

Shigong’s plight is shared by other local farmers whose lands and lives are roiled by water shortages and pollution. In this arid corner of northwestern China – where rainfall measures in mere ...

Life expectancy north of the Huai River is 5.5 years lower than in the south due to air pollution (life expectancy in China is 75.3 years, according to 2013 UN figures). Severe water contamination ...

Thailand is facing a deepening environmental crisis after reports of arsenic contamination in the Kok River surfaced in March ...

On April 30, 2025, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) issued the first draft of the Ecological and Environmental Code ...

Additionally, the overall compliance rate increased from 53.2 percent to 71.1 percent, thereby showing the effectiveness of the RCS policy in addressing water pollution (China Water Resources News, ...

Though some progress has been made, air pollution remains a ... of bulk goods by rail and water, rather than by roads. President Xi Jinping has said China prioritises environmental protection ...

An curved arrow pointing right. After testing a major reservoir that supplies drinking water to Beijing, the World Health Organization has discovered that the water had lead levels 20 times the ...