May 5, 2014: Pollution travel around the world, Chinese new environmental fines and more

Environmental Pollution and Health

Beijing outer expressway ring to be completed by 2016, wantchinatimes

A 940-km expressway ring surrounding Beijing will be completed by 2016 to reduce pollution of vehicles passing through the Chinese capital and boost regional development.

Southcentral Alaska skies clouded with Chinese pollution

The air over Alaska's largest city was looking all too much like Los Angeles on Saturday thanks to the Chinese.

Tough new pollution law wields big sticks, shanghaidaily

AFTER some twists and turns, China’s so-called “strictest” environmental protection law has finally been adopted.

Beijing ramps up ‘war on pollution’ with record number of fines, scmp

Authorities in the Chinese capital fined 652 industrial facilities for breaching environmental regulations in the first four months of the year as it stepped up efforts to fight pollution.

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China handles 66 environmental violation tip-offs, xinhuanet

Grain, Poultry, Dairy and Food Security

Taiwan seeks radiation tests with Japanese food imports, Wantchinatimes

Taiwan will begin negotiations with Japan to obtain certificates of origin and radiation test results for Japanese food imports, the country's Food and Drug Administration officials said Thursday.

We must be alert to the new age of food crime, theguadian

Food fraud is a growing problem that will prove fatal unless we ask more questions about what we are served

Energy Problems and Management

Slow coal demand dragging down Shanxi economy, ECNS

The sluggish coal market has dragged down the economy of North China's Shanxi Province, the major coal-producing province said on Sunday.

China’s thirsty coal industry guzzles precious water, seattletimes

Plants turning coal into gas, chemicals and electricity are sucking up vast amounts of water in a nation already struggling with serious shortages. That threatens many communities and could crimp the industry’s plans for expansion.