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As smog returns, China's cities issue pollution alerts

A government research center says the latest bout of air pollution has lingered because of 'unfavorable' weather conditions.

Local inaction threatens China’s snow leopards, report says
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Local inaction threatens China’s snow leopards, report says

"Human population growth and grassland degradation are likely to push some species to the edge of extinction."

The town that rations water by the hour
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The town that rations water by the hour

One dried-up county in China only turns on the tap three times a day.
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