China's environmental crisis
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A Chinese laborer works at an energy conservation and exhaust emission reduction system in Jinan Iron and Steel Group in Jinan, Shandong province of China.
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China's booming economy has created what Elizabeth Economy calls an environmental crisis. Economy is the author "The River Runs Black: The Environmental Challenge to China's Future," and she spoke about China's growing pollution problem this summer at the Chautauqua Institution in New York.
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