China to smoke out worst polluters

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"Chinese firms guilty of poor environmental records face being banned from cashing in on the country's stock market frenzy, it emerged yesterday as the benchmark Shanghai share index notched up its third straight record high - closing just shy of 5,000.

China's State Environmental Protection Association (SEPA) is tightening rules on the listings of companies involved in heavy industries.

Renewed attempts to crack down on China's corporate polluters comes as Beijing attempts to present an effective strategy for tackling the country's environmental problems ahead of the Olympic Games next year."

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