Tougher punishments for polluters called for
By Wu Wencong | China Daily | Updated: 2013-05-15 07:49
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A girl covers her nose and mouth outside the sewage outfall of the Tairui Pharmaceutical in Shangqiancheng village of Yinchuan, capital of the Ningxia Hui autonomous region. Local residents have been complaining that three large pharmaceutical companies located in Yinchuan's suburbs are polluting air and water. Wang Peng / Xinhua |
Environmentalists say low fines are not deterring big companies
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