Cases / Law, regulation and treaties · China · 2013
China's environmental watchdog withdrew its acknowledgement of cancer villages
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Did nature suffer? Not measured.
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- The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
The South China Morning Post reported in February 2013 that China's environmental watchdog had withdrawn its acknowledgement of so-called cancer villages. The sources reviewed do not say which villages were affected or why the acknowledgement was withdrawn.
What?
China's environmental watchdog withdrew its acknowledgement of 'cancer villages', according to South China Morning Post reporting. South China Morning Post
Where?
China South China Morning Post
When?
February 2013 South China Morning Post
Who?
Gained
None on recordLost
None on recordHarmed
None on recordWhy?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
Official acknowledgement of cancer villages, later withdrawn South China Morning Post
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What happened
The record, in order.
The South China Morning Post reported in February 2013 that China's environmental watchdog had admitted the 'cancer village' phenomenon and then withdrew that acknowledgement.
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Lawsuits and rulings
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Insurers
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What we don't know
Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.
Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Record
- None on record The sources reviewed do not say which villages were involved, how many residents were affected, or who benefited from the withdrawal.
- None on record A 2024 journal link is listed with this entry; the sources reviewed do not say what it reports, so it is not used.
Did the harm stop?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Who paid?
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Sources
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Press and investigations
- Cancer village acknowledgement withdrawnSouth China Morning Post · 2013-02