Chinese man becomes first to sue government over severe smog

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Chinese man becomes first to sue government over severe smog

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/chinese-man-becomes-first-sue-government-over-smog-052629320--finance.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/F1x_Y_oT9TIKdZAGucebMA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-02-25T105419Z_1_CBREA1O0UAO00_RTROPTP_2_CHINA-POLLUTION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A woman adjust her mask as she visits the Olympic Park with her family" align="left" title="A woman adjust her mask as she visits the Olympic Park with her family" border="0" /></a>By Sui-Lee Wee BEIJING (Reuters) - A man in a smog-ridden northern city has become the first person in China to sue the government for failing to curb air pollution, a state-run newspaper reported on Tuesday. China's north is suffering a pollution crisis, with the capital Beijing itself shrouded in acrid smog. Li Guixin, a resident of Shijiazhuang, capital of the northern province of Hebei, submitted his complaint to a district court asking the city's Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau to &quot;perform its duty to control air pollution according to the law&quot;, the Yanzhao Metropolis Daily said.</p><br clear="all"/>

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