Beijing Moves to Cut Air Pollution Could Force Some Industry Out of China's Capital

摘要

Beijing municipal environmental protection authorities are vowing to push heavy polluting companies out of the city in an effort to deal with severe air pollution. The officials announced a 300,000 yuan ($48,000) fine issued to Beijing Bawei Co. for failing to control volatile organic compound emissions at its outdoor painting contracts. It was the largest penalty handed out by the municipal government under new regulations, according to a May 13 report from China Environment News, a news agency under the Ministry of Environmental Protection.