In 2009, the Ministry of House and Urban-Rural Development conducted a survey of 4000 city water supply plants to gauge if they were meeting national standards for water quality and safety. The results were never released to the public. The number of failed plants was thought to be about 25%. Recently, sources close to the governmental department responsible for the survey are saying that the actual number is closer to 50% more ›

A 298-million-year-old forest has been discovered underneath a coal mine in Wuda, Inner Mongolia. A volcanic blast, believed to have happened 100km away, preserved the trees and plant life, thus earning the label 'Chinese Pompeii'. more ›

Thought the state-abetted tree-cutting was just a Nanjing problem? Well, now, it's come to Shanghai too, and for the same reason. more ›

In many countries, it is a crime to chop off an old tree, but in Nanjing, it's the government that seems to be abetting the tree-felling. more ›

A bookkeeping official in Dongfushan village, Guandong province allegedly razed 24 mou (亩) of land - roughly 4 acres - to provide himself and his family with a large "luxurious and imposing" cemetery plot according to a Guangzhou Daily article from last week. more ›

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