To prevent the habitat of wintering birds from turning into a hunting ground, local officials in Dongting Lake Wetland of Central China's Hunan province have pledged stricter law enforcement.

The PM2.5 readings in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, will decrease by more than 6 percent in 2015 compared with the 2010 levels, according to the city's environmental protection plan.

Nine people were killed, 28 others injured and one remains missing in a carbon monoxide poisoning accident at a gold mine in Northeast China's Jilin province, local authorities said Tuesday.

Beijing began publishing water quality information on the website of Beijing Water Works Group on Tuesday following media reports questioning the city's tap-water quality.

Levels of greenhouse gases in China's atmosphere hit a record high in 2011 because of the rising effect of human activities, authorities have revealed.

China's national electricity consumption was 4.9 trillion kilowatt hours in 2012, up 5.5 percent year-on-year, the National Energy Administration said on Monday on its website.

Improper loading resulted in a petrochemical leak that has polluted a port in Shanghai, local authorities said Sunday.

Fifteen swans have died after being poisoned in Central China's Hunan province, officials said on Monday.

China announced Sunday that it aims at becoming a full member of International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in 2013, a move which was widely welcomed.

Eight people died and three others were injured on Saturday in a coal mine accident in Northeast China's Liaoning province, local authorities said Sunday.