Southern Chinese Province Blacklists Polluters

The province of Guangdong, southern China, has blacklisted 50 industrial companies, including petrochemical firms, breweries, and operators of sewage treatment facilities, for failing to meet environmental standards. The companies have been given formal warnings and ordered to upgrade waste treatment facilities, to avoid being closed by the provincial government. The blacklist is the result of a review by the Guangdong Environmental Protection Bureau (Guangzhou) of 164 polluting companies in the province between the fourth quarter of 2006 and the third quarter of...

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