BEIJING (AP) — China says it has sent inspectors to Beijing
and other areas of the country to inspect polluting industries and check
construction sites amid a spell of severe air pollution.
The
environment ministry said Sunday that teams had been dispatched to
inspect steel, coal, glass and cement factories and review the local
governments’ responses to the bad air over the past few days.
The
official Xinhua News Agency says almost all provinces in central and
east China have had serious air pollution since Friday, and that Beijing
and five provinces in northern and eastern China have reported "severe
smog."
The National Meteorological Center said the pollution wasn’t expected to clear until Thursday.
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BEIJING (AP) — China says it has sent inspectors to Beijing
and other areas of the country to inspect polluting industries and check
construction sites amid a spell of severe air pollution.
The
environment ministry said Sunday that teams had been dispatched to
inspect steel, coal, glass and cement factories and review the local
governments’ responses to the bad air over the past few days.
The
official Xinhua News Agency says almost all provinces in central and
east China have had serious air pollution since Friday, and that Beijing
and five provinces in northern and eastern China have reported "severe
smog."
The National Meteorological Center said the pollution wasn’t expected to clear until Thursday.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.