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Lights Off: China Finally Takes Action on Light Pollution
China is increasingly trying to tackle light pollution, a side effect of urbanization with severe consequences for human health and the ecosystem
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What’s the Deal with Overpackaging in China?
Excess packaging creates millions of tons of waste each year. What can China do about this problem?
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Power Down: Coal Shortages Leave Millions Cold
Soaring coal prices and environmental protection policies have led to power cuts and lack of heating this winter
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Garbage Gangsters
China’s trash ban leads to illicit smuggling, debate on domestic recycling
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The Cost of Clean Air
North China appears to be winning a war on smog, but it’s not without casualties
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Beijing to halt all construction over smog fears
Winter is coming but new buildings are not
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Green Star Over China
A glance at solar, wind, and biofuel projects that may change China’s technological landscape
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E-Trash Talk
China is the number one producer of electronic waste, but there are solutions
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Smog Questions You Were Too Shy to Ask
Don’t just nod along to your next PM2.5 talk: Let’s break down what smog actually is and where it comes from
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China’s Uneasy History With Nuclear Energy
As a solution to air pollution and climate change, nuclear power is attractive to Chinese authorities—but what about the public?
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