Demolished in December, the factory was one of 35 closed ... Under public pressure to reduce the air pollution that blankets Beijing and cities across China, the country’s leaders are ...

Hardest hit were Asian countries, especially China, home to countless factories that produce choking levels of air pollution as well as popular export products such as smartphones, shoes and ...

China has implemented an unprecedented pollution crackdown in recent ... China's crackdown on polluting factories will result in cleaner air and a whole host of health benefits.

Less than a month ago before the Beijing Olympics, industries all over north China are shutting ... and where are these factories located? ANTHONY KUHN: Well, the pollution in Beijing takes ...

BEIJING -- A prolonged spell of air pollution across a large area of China has led to the cancellation of flights and sporting activities and the closure of highways, factories and construction sites.

China’s temporary fixes ... bans on heavy polluters, shutting factories and limiting the number of vehicles on the road. The researchers found that pollution levels bounced back dramatically ...

Here in Xingtai, which consistently tops that chart and where factories using ... it to enforce laws. In China's wealthiest cities such as Shanghai and Beijing, air pollution forms an inescapable ...

Beijing has issued its third major smog alert this year, one day after being named China’s top city for reducing air pollution ... An orange alert requires factories that make furniture ...

As China seeks to control the spread of COVID-19, fewer cars are driving, fewer factories are running and — in some places — skies are clearer. Air pollution levels have dropped by roughly a ...

In China today, air pollution kills an estimated 1.1 million ... Coal smoke from the region’s factories and power plants drifts toward Beijing, contributing to the capital’s infamous ...

China’s push to move heavy industry into its western regions is hurting air quality there even as it improves for the nation ...

As more factories ramp up production, more consumers travel, and more people consume, pollution increases and air quality deteriorates. He said recent air-quality data for five of China's largest ...