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MEE releases three-year action plan to clean up rivers and lakes

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Beijing’s going after dirty water – 2,573 bodies of it.
On Wednesday, the environmental regulator (MEE), in conjunction with several other agencies, released a three-year action plan to clean up China's rivers and lakes.
The headline goal: By 2027, about 40% of targeted rivers and lakes should meet ...