China’s MEP vows to clean up Yangtze River

The China Ministry of Environmental Protection announced a major initiative to study discharges and pollution loads on the Yangtze River and to undertake major enforcment actions against violators.   Since the Chinese structure gives the real power to the provincial offices, it will be interesting to see what happens.
http://www.chinaenvironmentallaw.com/2009/02/18/yangtze-river-pollution-campaign/
Also, check out this commentary on the structure [...]