China's central authorities have released a pilot list for 16 so-called 'sponge cities.'
The 'sponge cities' are new projects being launched to use the full potential of rain water.

BEIJING - A plan intensifying the government fight against water pollution in China was released Thursday.

China invested a total of 364.7 billion yuan ($ 58.7 billion) on irrigation and water conservancy projects between October and March, the Ministry of Water Resources said, as authorities seek to fu

Strong winds brought Beijing its fiercest sandstorm in 13 years on Wednesday with 11 provinces, municipalities and regions in North China affected.

Shijiazhuang - Fifty-six major enterprises in Hebei, considered one of the most polluted provinces in China, signed environmental protection commitment letters in a meeting hosted by the provincial

HOHHOT -- No casualties have been reported after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region at 3:39 pm Wednesday, local authorities said.

Chinese medical experts are suggesting mortality rates for cancer are set to keep rising over the next 20 years.

Oil from an unidentified source leaked into a water channel linking to the Yellow River in Northwest China's Gansu province, authorities said Friday.

SHIJIAZHUANG - Hebei province, known for the worst air condition in China, vowed on Wednesday to clear the smog by reducing coal-related pollution.

Liangzhou district government on Monday denied a report saying that in cleaning up a polluted desert, the material, including sewage and sludge, were covered up instead of removed.