China’s Air Pollution Worsens as Economy Rebounds From Crisis

China’s air quality deteriorated for the first time in five years in January-to-June of 2010 as economic growth accelerated to 11.1 percent.

Pollution of coastal waters also worsened from a year earlier, the Ministry of Environmental Protection said on its website yesterday. Acid rain was detected in 189 of 443 cities monitored, a level similar to last year, it said.