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Beijing has released regulations to address soil pollution, including by controlling use of pesticides and chemical fertilisers

Promptly at noon on March 17, a heavy truck hauling a dark substance and on a dark mission pulled out of the Gaobeidian Wastewater Treatment Plant in eastern Beijing.A wastewater treatment engineer helped a Caixin reporter identify the unusual load, which jiggled in the truck’s bed like gelatin as the driver headed down a bumpy road.The substance was unprocessed sludge—a

The 231-clause, 13,000-Chinese character action plan for Soil Pollution Prevention and Control was released May 31 by the State Council, China’s cabinet, after undergoing some 50 draft revisions over the previous three years.The final version was released following input from 35 central government agencies including the National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of

Peter Parks—AFP/Getty Images Twins rest in a queue for water in the northern Chinese city of Harbin, where a November 2005 benzene spill severely polluted one of China’s biggest rivers, cutting off water supplies to millions. Scandal Highlights China’s Weak Environmental Enforcement Hundreds of Children Poisoned in Changzhou, Government Promises Crackdown & New Law May 3, 2016 By Zhang Chun, an editor in chinadialogue’s Beijing office. This article was first published on chinadialogue. For many Chinese, the country’s soil pollution crisis has become increasingly acute in recent week...