Chinese authorities have scrapped a plan to build a copper plant in a central city after thousands of residents staged three days of protests against the prospect of heavy pollution from the factory. In a statement posted on its website, the government of Shifang city in Sichuan province said Tuesday it has stopped the metal plant project. Residents began street protests against the project late Sunday, complaining that factory emissions would poison them. Witnesses and officials said the ...
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