| Beijing's New Year surprise: PM 2.5 readings Beijing ushered in the Year of the Dragon with a bold move.-Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:30:18 -0800 | Beijing begins measuring tiny air pollutants BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing began disclosing the amount of tiny pollution particles in the air on Saturday, in a move that could improve disclosure but alarm a public barely resigned to the capital's choking smog. The new measurement of particles of 2.5 micrometers or less in diameter, or PM2.5, comes after growing attention to air quality in Beijing, one of the world's most heavily polluted ...-Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:29:03 -0800 |