Environmental
Jan. 9, 2014
Can citizen suits help China battle pollution?
China's efforts to combat pollution include new laws that may allow its citizens and NGOs to enforce environmental laws in Chinese courts. By Gideon Kracov, Shufan Sung and Mitchell M. Tsai
Rapid economic growth in China has caused serious ecological problems. In January 2013, Beijing, China experienced what some termed an "Airpocalypse." Monitoring stations recorded particulate matter 40 times higher than guideline levels set by the World Health Organization. Recent reports estimate that a million people a year in China die prematurely due to air pollution, and that more than 70 percent o...
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