'Hazardous' air quality

China's environmental problems remain serious with local governments not putting enough pressure on businesses to control pollution, the nation's environment protection minister said, as efforts to toughen environment laws have not done enough to fix...

China's environmental problems remain serious with local governments not putting enough pressure on businesses to control pollution, the nation's environment protection minister said, as efforts to toughen environment laws have not done enough to fix the widespread problems for China's air, lakes and rivers.

The average air quality in two out of five Chinese cities ranges from "polluted" to "hazardous", according to a survey conducted in November in 320 cities, state media reported.

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