CHINA’S NEW ENVIRONMENTAL LAW COULD MAKE SUING BIG POLLUTERS EASIER
April 21st, 2015
FOUR months after China’s new tough Environment Protection Law came into force to facilitate public interest litigation against polluters– including textile finishing plants - a court in Shangdong Province’s Dezhou city has agreed to hear a Chinese Yuan Renminbi CNY30 million (USD4.80 million) lawsuit brought forward by the All China Environment Federation (ACEF). The lawsuit demands compensation from Zhenhua Co (part of Dezhou Jinghua Group Co Ltd, a chemical manufacturer), which has allegedly repeatedly breached pollution laws. “This lawsuit is very ...
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