A lifelong responsibility mechanism will help fight pollution in eastern areas, and prevent polluted industries from moving to less developed western areas.
China's environmental watchdog vowed to crack down hard on environmental pollution and severely punish law enforcers who cover up or indulge violators.
China will continue to promote sustainable energy use and green low-carbon development, Liu Lihua said.
Environmental experts are calling for a newly amended version of the nation's Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Act to curb serious atmospheric pollution.
A coal price index offering an alternative gauge for the bulk commodity was launched on Thursday in China, the world's largest coal producer.
China may introduce tougher taxes on emissions and use of resources, after Vice-premier Ma Kai said more reforms are needed to achieve greener industrial development.
China is considering levying a consumption tax on some products that make heavy use of resources and cause pollution.
China is aiming to form a network by the end of 2015 to monitor and detect the sources of pollution in groundwater in the North China Plain.
A legislator has called for more policies to encourage greener exploration of coal to improve energy efficiency.
Experts suggest that enterprises that cause accidents related to pollution pay for all the subsequent economic losses, regardless of the amount
Shanghai's air quality index reporting system was due to be updated on Friday by the city's Environmental Protection Bureau to provide real-time information to the public.
Beijing on Friday introduced stricter vehicle emissions regulations, which the environmental authority expects will reduce auto pollution by 40%.
China will step up efforts to develop energy-saving internal combustion engines and promote their use in coming years to reduce emissions.
China will demand new buildings in cities achieve mandatory energy-saving standards and renovate existing buildings.
In 2013 China will try to cut energy consumption and carbon dioxide emission for per unit industrial value added by over 5 percent, an energy official said.
The government set up a target to raise the country's resource-utilization efficiency by 15 percent compared with the 2010 level, the State Council said.
Journalists usually report social changes, but sometimes they signify the changes themselves.
China has set a new emissions reduction target for 2013 by promoting an aggregate indicator budget control system for major pollutants, says a minister.
Shanghai will have a stronger focus on ecological development rather than solely focusing on economic growth, a senior expert said on Wednesday.
The Handan Winter Swimming Association took legal action on Wednesday against the company responsible for a toxic chemical spill that threatens drinking water supplies to thousands of homes in North China.
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