
China says the urban haze is easing in cities such as Wuhan, pictured here, in Hubei province, but many other environmental problems persist. Photograph: STR/AFP/Getty Images
The Chinese government issued its annual “State of the Environment” report on Friday. Here are the highlights along with my interpretation and year-end grade for each subject based on the following standard:
A – World class
B – Good
C – Passable
D – Poor but showing signs of improvement
E – Poor and getting worse
F – Dangerous failure
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2011/jun/03/report-card-for-china-environment