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(Shanghai Government website courts public comments, despite lingering flaws)
政府信息公开，上海做得如何？现在起，市民就可以登录"中国上海"政府网站，填写调查问卷，发表自己的意见。记者在调查中发现，更新速度慢、内容无法打开依然是部分街道网站的"老毛病"。…（来源：新民网）
While upgrades to the Shanghai government website allow for the public to leave comments and view government information on a variety of topics, a thorough evaluation of the website by reporters from the New People"s Daily has found several flaws. Among the problems, noted the newspaper, was slow access and missing content for many links. (Source: New People"s Daily)
河北：不按规定公开政府信息予以追责 (Hebei province issues public information accountability measures)
省政府办公厅近日印发《河北省政府信息公开工作责任追究办法(试行)》。其中规定，不按照规定的公开范围和期限公开政府信息的，发现影响或者可能影响社会稳定、扰乱社会管理秩序的虚假或者不完整信息，不及时发布准确的政府信息予以澄清的等，可依法追究责任。…（来源：河北日报）
The Hebei Provincial government has issued the "Open Information Disclosure Accountability Measures (trial)." The measures are designed to supplement the national information disclosure law and explicitly hold public officials accountable for failure to disclose information within the legal limits prescribed by national law. (Source: Hebei Daily)
(Zhangzhou PX Plant Environmental Impact Assessment documents disclosed)
2月18日，环保部给本报记者邮寄了迁址福建漳州的原厦门PX项目和PTA项目的环境影响报告书批复。…（来源：南方周末）
A reporter has managed to obtain the official EIA documents that approve the construction of a Paraxylene (PX) plant in Zhangzhou. The plant was originally scheduled for construction in Xiamen, but a long campaign carried out by local citizen groups disrupted the construction and forced its migration to another location. (Source: South China Weekend News)
人(Chinese courts handled over 3060 people in environmental and natural resource damage cases in 2008)
2008年，全国检察机关立案侦查资源环境领域渎职犯罪2637件3060人，其中重大案件706件829人，特大案件528件643人，要案涉案72人，检察机关通过办案挽回经济损失3.3余亿元。…（来源：检察日报）
Highlighting the increasing problem of environmental pollution and its damage to individuals and the local environment, local procuratorates around China handled environmental damage cases involving a total of 3060 people in 2008. Of these cases, 528 could be considered "serious" environmental cases. The total damage from such incidents handled by the courts was estimated to be at least 330 million RMB. (Source: Investigative Daily)
"环境官司"让人不敢打受害方胜诉难亟待关注 (Environmental Lawsuits Remain Difficult to Carry Out)
海门市麒麟镇居民丰叶兰日前向法院起诉，状告麒麟中学食堂产生的噪声及油烟影响其正常生活。该案件是海门市去年初实施律师参与环境信访以来，群众以司法途径维护环境权益的第一案。 2008年初，海门市环保举报中心开展了律师参与环境信访活动，实施环境维权的法律咨询和援助。然而活动开展近一年，咨询后愿意走司法途径解决问题的基本没有。另据有关资料显示，我国每年的环保纠纷案件有10多万件，但真正通过诉讼渠道解决的不足1%。…（来源：新华网）
This Xinhua article examines the current legal climate for environmental lawsuits and investigates why Chinese law leads to so many incomplete cases. It looks at evidentiary requirements, existing torts law, and how environmental lawyers have tried to adapt existing legal strategies to a relatively new and evolving legal field. (Source: Xinhua)
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