The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Environment (环境)

环保部公布6月城市空气质量 19城达标天数不足50% (Ministry of Environmental Protection announces urban air quality for June, 19 cities meet standards less than half of the time)
Beijing News, July 31, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/07/31/276028.html

福建PX项目爆炸背后:所属集团环保记录不佳 (Explosion at Fujian petrochemical plant reveals spotty record of corporation)
First Caijing Daily, July 31, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-07-31/013827813964.shtml

Related:
Explosion hits China factory at center of influential protest
Wall Street Journal, July 30, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/07/30/explosion-hits-china-factory-at-center-of-influential-protest/