State Council demands oil spill probe
By Wang Qian and Li jing | China Daily | Updated: 2011-09-08 08:08
US firm pledges to set up 'environment fund' amid calls for legal action over leak
BEIJING - The State Council called on Wednesday for a thorough investigation into a huge spill at a Bohai Bay oilfield run by US giant ConocoPhillips.
The State Council also called for a limit on the construction of industrial plants along the bay to protect the area's environment following massive pollution from the spill that began in early June.
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