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China's Air Pollution Problem Is Following Industries West: CREA
China's push to move heavy industry into its western regions is hurting air quality there even as it improves for the nation as a whole, according to a new report from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air.
Xinjiang in the northwest surpassed Henan to become the most polluted region in the country during the first quarter, while Guangxi saw its concentration of airborne particulates rise 32% in the period compared with the year before, according to the report. That contrasts with a drop of 5% for the nation overall, driven largely by a reduction in coal power generation.
