BEIJING: The central government’s environmental inspection efforts continue to press local governments forward, as 1,140 officials in eight provincial regions received punishments for poor performance in environmental protection, the Ministry of Environmental Protection announced.
The high-level inspection teams, sent by the State Council, China’s Cabinet, visited eight provincial-level jurisdictions in July 2016.
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