BEIJING (AP) — More than 80 percent of ... the ministry’s report “another stark warning of the extent of groundwater pollution in China.” In a statement, Greenpeace’s east Asia toxics ...

The arid city –- located in water-stressed Northern China –- is already suffering from water scarcity due to growing industrialization, wasteful irrigation practices and pollution ... Beijing, which ...

Groundwater depletion is causing land subsidence throughout the city. 39.9 percent Proportion of Beijing’s water that is too polluted for use, according to a 2017 water quality report. 1.98 million ...

Beijing will gradually shut down 6,900 urban wells in the next five years to protect groundwater and improve drinking water quality. The wells provide 240 million cubic meters of water annually ...

BEIJING - China has introduced the country's first national plan on groundwater pollution control, urging a combination of legal, economic, technological and administrative measures for ...

Some spectators attending the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing face serious health problems due to air pollution, a leading health expert has warned. Dr Michal Krzyzanowski of the World Health ...

We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it. Skyscrapers in Beijing disappeared into the haze and air quality plummeted as China’s capital ...

Beijing has successfully reduced fine particle pollution. China was once nicknamed as the "Kingdom of Bicycles" because of the widespread practice of cycling in this densely populated nation.

Beijing was hit by its worst pollution in more than five months on Saturday, as adverse weather conditions and manufacturing activities weigh on China’s efforts to clean up its air quality. The ...

More than 80 percent of China's underground water drawn from relatively shallow wells used by farms, factories and mostly rural households is unsafe for drinking because of pollution, a government ...