Environment penalty cases on the decline
China has witnessed a decline in environmental penalty cases since 2018, driven by the rigorous enforcement of the 2015 revision of the Environmental Protection Law, renowned for its stringent provisions, according to the Ministry of Ecology and Environment. At a news conference on Tuesday, Zhao Qunying, head of the ministry's law enforcement bureau, stated that since 2015, environmental law enforcement officers nationwide have handled more than 190,000 cases related to these measures and other criminal offenses under the revised law. During the 13th Five-Year Plan period, enforcement personnel handled 833,000 environmental penalty cases of various types, marking a 1.4-fold increase from the previous five years. Zhao also highlighted remarkable progress in leveraging information technology to uncover environmental violations, which has significantly improved law enforcement efficiency.
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