35 people perish in major mine disaster in Hebei.
A major coalmine disaster took place at Lijiawa Mine in Hebei Province in July and now it’s been confirmed that 35 people died in the mining disaster. After the incident, the mine owner, village and county government colluded together, and concealed the mining mishap for over 50 days.
More on the mass riots in Jiangxi.
Large mass riots have erupted at Tonggu prefecture in Jiangxi province since Friday last week after the local logging company Lu Hai Forestry Co hired gangs to deal with local residents trying stop further deforestation. Residents’ tempers flared when the gangs started to attack them, leaving many with injuries.
New melamine safety standards ignores long term effects.
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After the release by the Chinese Ministry of Health on October 8 of safe levels of melamine contents in dairy products, [...]
Secondary disasters threaten Beichuan residents after Sichuan earthquake
Sichuan environmentalist, Mr. Tan Zuoren revealed in a recent interview that the disaster area following the May Sichuan earthquake remains unstable posing a risk to residents of Beichuan’s Old Township. A series of smaller disasters continue to occur as a result of the earthquake with flooding and landslides, caused by torrential rain hitting [...]
Environmental protest in Beijing
On September twentieth, three hundred residents wearing masks and holding up banners in Beijing’s Chaoyang District protested over environmental pollution.
Earthquake area in urgent need of relief aid
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Recently an earthquake struck at the junction of Yunnan and Panzhihua Cities, causing thirty three deaths and affected population eight hundred [...]
