​Chinese man sues hometown over air pollution - the air purifier

Li Guixin, a resident of Shijiazhuang, capital of northern China's Hebei province, believes that local environmental authorities should "perform their duties of controlling air pollution according to law", local Yanzhao Metropolis Daily reported.
He filed a complaint with the local court asking jiazhuang hijiazhuang municipal environmental protection bureau to "pay the plaintiff an economic loss of 10,000 yuan (US $1,600) in order to reduce pollution and be responsible for the costs of the trial.
"Li Guixin also demanded compensation for the ten heavily polluted residents who entered his hometown city with many other Chinese cities this winter.
"The reason I propose compensation is for every citizen to see that in this haze we are real victims," the newspaper quoted Lisaid as saying . ".
According to Li, he was contaminated from the age of 2013 (when the smog in northern China was very serious ).
He started coughing and had to buy a mask to protect the air purifier and the treadmill for indoor exercise.
The plaintiff told Yanzhao Metropolis Daily: "In addition to the threat to our health, we have suffered economic losses that should be borne by the government and the environmental sector.
In February 22, 2014, after the Shijiazhuang government launched a special traffic restriction program, Li decided to take action.
The program prohibits "some car license plate numbers from arriving at theroad in one day.
"The car we bought is standard.
If the environmental protection department thinks there is a problem with natural gas, then they should go to the company that produces it.
Not us, "added Li.
The provincial and municipal courts have rejected Li's request.
However, the district court is still hearing his case, which will respond within a week.
Hebei, a major industrial zone around Beijing, is considered by the Chinese Academy of Sciences to be "the main source of toxic smog shrouded in Beijing a year ago ".
Shijiazhuang, its capital and largest city, recorded the "beyondindex" measurement of particulate matter in early 2013.
The toxic smog hangs over Hebei province.
In recent months, the entire northern part of China has suffered the most severe air pollution, and winter air pollution has intensified, while stagnant weather patterns combine with an increase in coal. burning.
On Friday, Beijing, which was shrouded in smog, increased by 4-
Secondary smoke alarm system-
With heavy smoke expected to enter the city in the next three days, the highest level of "Orange" is first seen.
Officials urged people to stay indoors and use public transport.
"There is now clear evidence that high levels of air pollution can actually also lead to air pollution in the long run. . .
The representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in China, Bernhard schwarzland, told Reuters.
The Chinese government is working hard to control pollution.
Authorities have taken action in recent years to try to clean up the environment, including investing in new
Pollution projects and give the court the power to impose severe penalties.
In December, the Chinese government even adopted the "cloud" approach --
Artificial rain
To disperse the county's notorious smog
The technology will be officially used by local authorities from 2015.
However, implementation is uneven;
At the local level in particular, the authorities rely on taxes from the polluting industry.