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Beijing to shut 2,500 firms this year to fight pollution

2016-01-09 09:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Beijing will close 2,500 small polluting firms this year in its latest effort to combat pollution, state news agency Xinhua reported on Saturday, citing the municipal government. Pollution is a sensitive topic in China, with thousands of protests sparked every year by concerns about environmental degradation, particularly from factories. Four districts in the capital, which has been hit by bouts of choking smog this winter, will be required to shut down 2,500 companies by the end of the year,...

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