Story Archive
2008-08-27
China has ordered a ban on some new coal mines after a series of deadly accidents during preparations for the Olympic Games.
2008-08-13
China's government has put the Olympics ahead of key energy and environmental reforms, experts say. Officials are promising changes after the Games end.
2008-08-07
As China pushes its miners to produce more coal and meet power demand for the Olympics, a series of mining accidents has claimed dozens of lives.
2008-08-01
China mulls new emergency measures to achieve "blue skies" as the Olympics approach, but experts say the event is a false test of the country's environmental progress.