1 | He was appointed to the newly established Department of the Environment. | |
2 | Pan said in his appeal for the vote, the results of which he said he would send to China's environment minister. | |
3 | The ministry says the tiny amounts of iodine-131 pose no threat to public health. | |
4 | Beyond increasing punitive fines, China's Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) has also ramped up efforts to sanction company initiatives that are environmentally non-compliant. | |
5 | "Hydropower has got to be our number one priority, " said Pan Li, vice-head of the environmental department of the China Electricity Council, a government-backed industry association. |