Legislation Progress

• - New version of air pollution law would impose heavier fines
• - Weak enforcement hinders China's pollution-cutting efforts
• - Half surveyed in Beijing support environmental tax
• - Supreme court appoints top environmental judge
• - China inspects enforcement of air pollution law
• - Lawmakers urge harsher punishment on air polluters

Government’s Reaction

• - China gets tough to combat pollution
• - China to See Heavy Polluting Vehicles off Major Cities
• - What China is doing to clear the air
• - 615 Beijing polluters fined total $2.1 million
• - China bans high-ash coal

Comment & Analysis

• - Don't blame coal for the smog
• - Stronger blow against smog
• - Fight poverty to reduce pollution
• - Chinese science authorities prioritize smog research
• - One third of Beijing pollution "imported": research

Feature Stories

Top 10 Chinese cities with worst air quality

• - Smog becoming key test for Chinese officials
• - Expats seek to beat smog with technology
• - New Challenges to Tackle Pollution

Public’s Response

• - Jokes and air purifiers: life of Beijingers in the days of smog
• - Deluxe smog-proof tent at Beijing int'l school
• - Chinese public's creative smog responses
• - People shun outdoors amid smog
• - Pollution fears dampen fireworks sale

Industrial Solution

• - Nation to top green list by 2030
• - Beijing will require use of low-sulfur coal
• - 300 firms leaving Beijing to reduce smog in capital
• - A drive to apply new standards to air, water purifiers
• - Factory moved to help cut Beijing pollution