The nine lakes that dot the plateau in Yunnan province, Southwest China, that provide a crucial ecological barrier and water conservation area in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, have been pulled back from the brink of environmental disaster due to years of rapid industrialization and urbanization. For many of... read full story
"Various types of garbage and large quantities of blue-green algae were floating on the water surface. The water turned murky and gave off a strong foul smell. Many fish died,"