Lawyers

• California's Response to Pollution in Bakersfield Brings "Small Yet Steady" Improvements

  Pollution in Bakersfield has been a long-time issue for California, although recent measures, such as stricter air quality standards, federal regulations and incentive programs, have contributed to getting rid of dirty air in the region.

• US military mulls environmentally friendly ammos, developing seed-carrying bullets

  The Military searches for more helpful ways to improve the environment without allowing any slack on their own military power

• Beijing Stands Up Against Air Polluters, Creates Anti-Smog Police

  Beijing decided to help take back its city from pollution by employing an anti-smog force to help put a stop to air pollution.

• Champs-Elysees Will be Car-Free Once a Month to Help Cut Paris Air Pollution

  The Champs-Elysees boulevard will be pedestrian-only on the first Sunday of every month. The new program is expected to help cut air pollution in Paris, among other similar programs initiated by the city mayor.

• China risks social conflict if war on pollution lags: government researchers

  Any failure to tackle China's huge pollution problems in the coming years could stoke public discontent and create "social conflicts," government researchers warned, underlining political concerns driving Beijing's war on smog.

• Conservative justices press Obama administration on mercury pollution rule

  The U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority on Wednesday signaled hostility toward the Obama administration’s refusal to consider costs before regulating emissions of mercury and other hazardous pollutants mainly from coal-fired power plants.

• China to implement new anti-graft law

  China plans to enact specific legislation to fight corruption, the head of the country's parliament said on Sunday, as the government continues its campaign against graft.

• Chinese city shuts factories as environmental law bites

  An industrial city in eastern China has closed several factories, including many steel and nickel pig iron producers, in an apparent sign the government is stepping up enforcement of a new environmental law in the face of growing public discontent over pollution.

• New film on China's pollution sparks debate, seen as milestone

  Could "Under the Dome", Chinese journalist Chai Jing's new documentary about pollution, become China's "Silent Spring", the 1962 book that spurred the development of the U.S. environmental movement?

• In China, a fight to save a forest tests toughened environment law

  A lawsuit filed against four Chinese mining executives accused of destroying a stretch of forest is shaping up as a test of China's strengthened environmental law and the ability of green groups to make companies more accountable for their actions.