China’s environmental inspectors have urged top metal producers and provincial authorities to clean up their activities after a probe into environmental compliance discovered a string of violations, including illegal mining and data-monitoring fraud.
Authorities noted significant environmental risks uncovered during the probe, in particular affecting the Yangtze River, Asia’s longest, which provides drinking water for millions of people, according to the Ministry of Ecology and Environment.
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