Reuters: China set to elevate environment over development in new law

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China set to elevate environment over development in new law

BEIJING (Reuters) - Smog-hit China is set to pass a new law that would give Beijing more powers to shut polluting factories and punish officials, and even place protected regions off-limits to industrial development, scholars with knowledge of the situation said.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://reuters.us.feedsportal.com/c/35217/f/654218/s/395d0af9/sc/1/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><div class="feedflare">
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