China ties officials to environmental damage

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China has made officials personally liable for pollution and carbon failures for life, tightening the regulatory net around the state-linked textile mills that supply global fashion brands 

Polluted river in China
Local officials overseeing textile clusters and industrial parks will have stronger personal incentives to enforce rules.

BEIJING – China has revised its personnel accountability rules so that officials can be held liable for serious environmental damage for the rest of their careers – even after they retire, are promoted or move jobs.

The move comes as Beijing tightens environmental oversight of manufacturing more broadly.

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