Local govts get greater role over environmental issues
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Environmental">Environmental</span> <span word="Protection">Protection</span> <span word="Law">Law</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span> 1, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>, <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="unprecedented">unprecedented</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="departments">departments</span>, <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="supervisory">supervisory</span> <span word="duties">duties</span>. <span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="responsibilities">responsibilities</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="conducting">conducting</span> <span word="on">on</span>-<span word="site">site</span> <span word="checks">checks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="polluting">polluting</span> <span word="enterprises">enterprises</span>, <span word="closing">closing</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seizing">seizing</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="alarm">alarm</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="warn">warn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="incidents">incidents</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="then">then</span>-<span word="vice">vice</span>-<span word="premier">premier</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Keqiang">Keqiang</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="attending">attending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Seventh">Seventh</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Environmental">Environmental</span> <span word="Protection">Protection</span> <span word="Convention">Convention</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span> 2011.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Environmental">Environmental</span> <span word="Protection">Protection</span> <span word="Law">Law</span>, <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>, <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="legislature">legislature</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="revision">revision</span> <span word="in">in</span> 25 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="research">research</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="versions">versions</span>.</p><p><span word="Tong">Tong</span> <span word="Weidong">Weidong</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Administrative">Administrative</span> <span word="Law">Law</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Legislative">Legislative</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="Standing">Standing</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="asks">asks</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="regions">regions</span>; <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="restriction">restriction</span> <span word="targets">targets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="evaluation">evaluation</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="balancing">balancing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="economies">economies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="protection">protection</span>.</p>
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