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Chinese Mines Blamed for Environmental Degradation, Water Pollution in Tibet
9 May 2013 - 08:11 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
LHASA, Tibet — Tibet’s vast mineral resources are necessary for China’s environmental growth, but Tibetan activists say Chinese mining activities have not taken environmental protections seriously, resulting in d
China Earthquake Victims Suffering From Diarrhea Due to Lack of Clean Water
29 Apr 2013 - 08:10 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
China, YA’AN — Victims of last week’s 7.0-magnitude in Ya’an, in China’s Sichuan province, are facing outbreaks of diarrhea, with health personnel making water disinfection and monitoring a top priority.
Henan Mayor Vows to Maintain Clean Water for South-North Transfer Project
13 Mar 2013 - 07:42 by Local Press Report
ZHENGZHOU (China.org.cn) — A mayor in Henan province is vowing to maintain a clean supply of water for a project that diverts water from the Yangtze River to northern Chinese cities, including Beijing. Mu Weimin, a depu
China Wastewater Protesters Plead Guilty to "Encouraging Mass Violence"
1 Feb 2013 - 10:14 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
China, QIDONG — Fourteen people pled guilty this week to charges of “encouraging mass violence” for a protest in Qidong city, in eastern Jiangsu province, last July.
China Lifts Ban Against Dam Construction on Nu River
28 Jan 2013 - 10:04 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BEIJING, China — The Chinese government last week decided to lift its self-imposed ban against dam construction on the Nu River in Yunnan province.
Eastern Route of China’s South-North Water Diversion Project Proceeding Ahead of Schedule
3 Jan 2013 - 10:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BEIJING, China — The first phase of the eastern route of China's south-north water diversion project is expected to be completed ahead of schedule, China’s official news agency Xinhua reported on January 2.
Egyptian Water Delegates Travel to China
19 Nov 2012 - 09:22 by Local Press Report
BEIJING (Daily News Egypt) — The minister of water and irrigation is headed to China to talk dams.
China’s Henan Province Improves Water Quality for Diversion Project
16 Nov 2012 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
China, ZHENGZOU — China’s Henan province will work to improve water quality in the central route of the country’s huge South-to-North Water Diversion Project, Wang Shushan, director of the provincial water resources
China Spends $2 Billion USD to Improve Quality on Diversion Project
25 Oct 2012 - 09:25 by Local Press Report
WUHAN (China Daily) — The government will spend $1.92 billion USD to improve water quality on the middle route of the south-to-north water diversion project from 2011 to 2015. The money will be used to build sewa
China’s Xiangjiaba Hydro Station to Come on Line by Late October
16 Oct 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BEIJING, China — The Xiangjiaba Hydropower Station, the third largest hydropower plant in China, is likely to come on stream at the end of October.
India's River Dolphins Facing Extinction
11 Oct 2012 - 09:49 by Local Press Report
NEW DELHI (China Dialogue) — The Ganga dolphin was declared India’s national aquatic animal in 2009, and the government approved a National Dolphin Action Plan in 2010 to save the highly endangered freshwater mammal.
China's Third Largest Hydropower Project Begins Storing Water
11 Oct 2012 - 09:42 by Local Press Report
KUNMING (China Daily) — China's third-largest hydropower station began to store water on Wednesday, slightly affecting the water level of the river it straddles.
Yangtze River Turns Red Near Chongqing
10 Sep 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
China, CHONGQING — A stretch of China's Yangtze River near the city of Chongqing has turned red, and authorities are not sure why.
Shanghai Water Supply Threatened by Upstream Discharge
27 Aug 2012 - 08:30 by Local Press Report
SHANGHAI (English.Eastday.com) — Shanghai's major water supply source faces the risk of eutrophication as upstream factories keep discharging waste water, a local political advisor warned yesterday. The condition of the
China’s Bureaucracy Partly to Blame for Water Problems
13 Aug 2012 - 10:59 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
united states, MI, EAST LANSING — China faces a wide array of freshwater problems, from contamination to flooding and droughts, all of which can partially be blamed on a top-down bureaucracy that does not coordinate well among the
Three Gorges Water Level at Highest Point This Year
17 Jul 2012 - 10:21 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
China, YICHANG — The Three Gorges Dam reservoir, the world’s largest hydropower project on the Yangtze River in China’s Hubei province, has reached its highest water level of the year due to its control of seasonal
China’s Three Gorges Dam Reaches Full Capacity
6 Jul 2012 - 10:59 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
China, YICHANG — The world’s largest hydropower project, the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River in China’s Hubei province, has reached its full power capacity with its 32nd turbine coming online, Chinese state m
Chinese Official Urges Restraint on Yangtze Dam Building
12 Jun 2012 - 10:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BEIJING, China — Chinese Deputy Environment Minister Wu Xiaoqing last week urged some restraint in the country’s big push to build dams.
Environmental Official Sounds Alarm Over China’s Rivers, Seas
11 Jun 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BEIJING, China — A Chinese environment official last week sounded the alarm about pollution in China's rivers, lakes and seas, saying the problem in the near-shore waters of major coastal economic zones is particul
China's Near Shore Waters Suffering From Pollution
6 Jun 2012 - 08:05 by Local Press Report
China’s Groundwater, River Systems Seriously Polluted
31 May 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BEIJING, China — A new report from China’s Environment Ministry finds that most of the country’s groundwater sources are polluted.
Freshwater Dolphins Quality Indicators
31 May 2012 - 10:31 by Local Press Report
LONDON (PLoS ONE) — An extensive new dataset of >300 last-sighting records for the Yangtze River dolphin or baiji and two formerly economically important fishes, the Yangtze paddlefish and Reeves’ shad, all of whic
57 Percent of China's Urban Groundwater Polluted
29 May 2012 - 08:05 by Local Press Report
BEIJING (China.org.cn) — Underground water in 57 percent of monitoring sites across Chinese cities have been found polluted or extremely polluted, quoting figures from the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP).&n
Relocations Continue for China's Three Gorges Dam
18 May 2012 - 10:36 by Local Press Report
BEIJING (MarketWatch) — Walls inside Zhang Haomin’s home in Zhenxi Township, in Chongqing, started cracking in 2008, around the time the reservoir behind the new Three Gorges Dam neared capacity. “Early on, the crack
China Five-Year Plan Boosts Sewage Treatment Industry
15 May 2012 - 13:14 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BEIJING, China — The Chinese State Council this month released the country's 12th Five-Year Plan for sewage treatment, which foresees the county investing $430 billion USD in the sewage treatment industry over a
China Urged to Adopt Risk Management Approach to Floods
8 May 2012 - 12:41 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
MANILA, Philippines — A new report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) recommends that frequent flooding in China be better anticipated and managed so that people living in flood-affected areas can find ways to adju
Poyang Lake Surface Area Drops
10 Jan 2012 - 11:43 by Local Press Report
NANCHANG (Xinhua (China)) — The water surface area of China’s Poyang Lake has dropped to less than 200 square kilometers due to ongoing drought, according to statistics from the Jiangxi provincial hydrographic bureau.
Yangtze River Pollution Threatens Hundreds of Millions
7 Dec 2011 - 13:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BEIJING, China — The banks of China’s Yangtze River are lined with chemical factories that spew huge amounts of toxic wastewater into the river, impacting hundreds of millions of people who count on the river for
Chinese Green Group Accuses Apple Suppliers of Polluting Water, Environment
13 Sep 2011 - 10:30 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BEIJING, China — A Chinese environmental group has come down hard on U.S.
WWF Forecasts Shanghai Water Crunch
30 Aug 2011 - 09:57 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
China, SHANGHAI — Although freshwater naturally abounds in Shanghai, the city is under high water stress because of the growing demand of 23 million residents, according to international environmental NGO WWF.
Chinese Scientists Discover Sources of Four Major Rivers
30 Aug 2011 - 09:20 by Local Press Report
BEIJING (Xinhua (China)) — Chinese scientists have located the sources of four major rivers that flow through China and South Asia –the Brahmaputra, Indus, Salween and Irrawaddy rivers.
China’s Textile Industry Major River Polluter: Greenpeace
19 Jul 2011 - 09:57 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BEIJING, China — Two textile factories in China -- the Youngor Textile Complex near Shanghai and the Well Dyeing Factory near Hong Kong -- were found to be discharging hazardous materials into the Yangtze and Pea
Drought-Stricken China Considers Diverting the Brahmaputra River
14 Jun 2011 - 18:55 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BEIJING, China — The Chinese government may divert water from the Brahmaputra River to the north-western province of Xinjiang, as it steps up efforts to tackle the severe drought that has affected large parts of
Philippines’ Water Woes Stir Demands for Action
7 Jun 2011 - 10:20 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
MANILA, Philippines — Environmental NGO Greenpeace International has called for the Marilao River in Bulacan in the Philippines to be cleaned immediately to protect the livelihoods of the people in the area and the wi
Shanghai Starts Sourcing Water From New Qingcaosha Reservoir
7 Dec 2010 - 08:11 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
China, SHANGHAI — Civic authorities in Shanghai on December 1 started sourcing water for about 750,000 people from the new Qingcaosha reservoir on the Yangtze River.
Over the next few months, Shanghai will
Yangtze Threatened by Climate Change, But China Plans More Dams
27 Apr 2009 - 20:58 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BEIJING, China — China's longest river, the Yangtze, is under threat from climate change, yet the Chinese government has decided to build at least 20 reservoirs or hydroelectric projects in the river
China Plans Conservation Projects Along Yangtze River
19 Jan 2009 - 20:57 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BEIJING, China — The Chinese government has announced plans to launch eight conservation and control projects along the country's longest river, the Yangtze. The projects have been planned to improve
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