From the Sky to the Land, Pollution’s Toxic Toll on China

The thick smog that has blanketed major cities is not the only menace pollution has unleashed on China. Roughly 8 million acres of the country’s farmland is too polluted with heavy metals and pesticides to grow food, a government official said Monday. Speaking at a news conference, Wang Shiyuan, a deputy minister of the Ministry … Continue reading From the Sky to the Land, Pollution’s Toxic Toll on China