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Revised environmental law contained violations: report

Xinhua, May 23, 2016 Adjust font size:

China's revised Environmental Protection Law has contained law violations one year after coming into effect, although more efforts are needed, an evaluation report suggested.

The report, compiled by environmental law academics and issued on Monday, revealed that China in 2015 handled 4,191 cases in which polluting companies were closed or polluters seized, and 3,106 cases in which production was halted or restricted.

Last year, a total of 3,764 cases were recorded in which polluters were detained or transferred to authorities on charges of committing environmental crimes, according to the report.

The report says that a conflict between protection and economic growth still exists in many places, and that more must be done to address the issue.

The revised Environmental Protection Law came into effect on Jan. 1, 2015. Endi