{"id":26591,"date":"2007-12-20T07:20:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-20T07:20:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-05-14T18:36:06","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T18:36:06","slug":"1591-east-china-chemical-plant-approved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/uncategorized\/1591-east-china-chemical-plant-approved\/","title":{"rendered":"East China chemical plant approved"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The project in the city of Dongying, which had overwhelming support from local officials, will bring 500 million yuan (US$67.7 million) tax revenue and 600 new jobs for the area, the report said.<\/p>\n<p>But environmentalists say the plant is based on an energy-intensive, highly polluting production method and warn the plant will pump potentially hazardous waste thousands of metres beneath the Yellow River delta.<\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sina.com.cn\/c\/2007-12-20\/102914564675.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full story <\/a>[Chinese] <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"234\" src=\"\/UserFiles\/Image\/chemical_plant.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/17597931@N00\/1782509569\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: none;\">Crystalline Radical<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Multinational chemical firm DuPont have been given the go-ahead to build a chemical plant in Shandong province that has drawn the ire of environmentalists, the Southern Weekend newspaper 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