Experts believe the latest report about previous overestimation of China’s carbon emissions will not affect the Chinese government’s environmental policy and its stance in the upcoming United Natio

More than 12,200 coal-fired boilers and factories in polluting industries will suspend production starting Aug 28 in a bid to get good air quality for the city's Sept 3 military parade by reducing

Shanghai scientists have found a gene that provides crops with a higher resistance to heat, offering a potential boon to farmers coping with reduced yields in the face of global warming.

Government, Party officials now will face punishment for causing pollution

XI'AN - Seven people have been confirmed dead and 57 others remain missing more than four days after a landslide hit a mining company in Northwest China's Shaanxi province, rescuers said Sunday.

An early warning system for earthquakes will be built in Nepal, the Institute of Care-Life in Chengdu, Sichuan province, and the Nepal Academy of Science and Technology announced on Tuesday.

BEIJING - China has imposed punishment in 25,164 environmental violation cases in the first half of 2015, with 9,325 companies having their doors sealed, the Ministry of Environmental Protection sa

BEIJING - China's top court has demanded heavy penalties for people breaking food safety laws that enter effect on Oct 1.

China will build a comprehensive network to detect pollution of the land, sea and air by 2020, employing satellites, drones and remote sensors to monitor the environment.

China has been strengthening its environmental oversight under a revised law, shutting down 9,300 companies and suspending work at another 15,000 in the first six months of the year.

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