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Original caption: Minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment went to Tangshan for an “unannounced visit”: 4 steel companies were responsible for falsifying emissions from heavily polluted days and those responsible were arrested
Every time the reporter Li Biao Every time the editor Liao Dan
On March 11, Huang Runqiu, Minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, went to Tangshan, a major industrial city in Hebei Province, to inspect the implementation of emergency measures to reduce emissions from high-pollution weather conditions in steel companies.
Tangshan’s steel production capacity is concentrated, and the pressure of air pollution control is great. On the morning of the 11th, Huang Runqiu and his entourage arrived in Tangshan City. Without saying hello, they went straight to the scene and went to HBIS Tangsteel Stainless Steel Company, Tangshan Jinma Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd., Tangshan Chunxing Special Steel Co., Ltd., and Tangshan Donghua Iron and Steel Enterprise Group Co., Ltd. The company asks about the company’s production status, carefully reviews and verifies the company’s production ledger, production conditions, online monitoring and other records, and understands the company’s implementation of reduction measures. of emergency emissions in highly polluted climatic conditions.
During the inspection, the city of Tangshan is reported to have initiated a Class II emergency response to the severely polluted climate. The inspection found that the four companies were producing at high loads during the emergency response to the heavy pollution climate, did not implement the corresponding emission reduction requirements and widespread problems of fraud in the production records, and some even reported each other and they removed the production logs in response to the inspection, and the related clues have been turned over to the local public safety department. Currently, those responsible have been administratively detained in accordance with the law.
Statement: Zero Tolerance for Environmental Violations
Huang Runqiu said that for environmental violations, especially fraudulent acts, we must resolutely investigate and address them in accordance with the law with an attitude of zero tolerance. Crime suspects must be transferred to public security organs, and relevant personnel must be held accountable in accordance with the law.
Huang Runqiu pointed out that the current situation of air pollution prevention and control work remains dire. It is necessary to improve political positions, strengthen the sense of responsibility and mission, and seize the opportunity to solve the problems exposed in the inspections, draw inferences from each other, and seriously promote the implementation of 100% emergency emission reduction measures in heavily polluted weather conditions. It is necessary to establish a firm baseline, pay close attention to emergency emission reduction work from a highly polluted climate, ensure that monitoring and inspection have achieved practical results and should not be superficial. It is necessary to adhere to the problem-oriented approach, dare to deal with difficult situations, strengthen law enforcement, severely suppress illegal acts in the atmosphere, and form a continuous high-pressure deterrent. There is a need to strengthen capacity building, take full advantage of the role of professionals in ecological and environmental protection, and make good use of online monitoring and other means to improve the effectiveness of law enforcement.
Huang Runqiu emphasized that steel companies are the main emitters and the main body responsible for controlling air pollution. We should not just look at the benefits and leave the pollution to the local population. It is necessary to raise awareness about environmental protection, strictly implement emergency plans for heavily polluted weather conditions and not take risks. It is necessary to take the path of high-quality development, eliminate backward production capacity, accelerate transformation and upgrade, continuously improve the refined management level, and build a modern enterprise.
Huang Runqiu said that the Ministry of Ecology and Environment will continue to increase assistance, focusing on the needs of localities and enterprises and rapidly guiding localities to improve environmental management capabilities, enterprises to improve pollution control levels. and promote green development. Localities need to be helped to find problems, closely monitor and rectify problems, and effectively convey pressure to local party committees, governments and relevant departments to ensure the effective implementation of ecological and environmental protection responsibilities.
Progress: Relevant officials arrested
On March 14, the reporter noted that the website of the Hebei Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment, the “Tangshan Launch” and other information showed that before Minister Huang Runqiu returned to Beijing, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment was appointed to deal with the problems. found in companies under inspection and difficulties in obtaining evidence. Fellow officials from the Atmospheric Management Department formed a support working group to guide and assist Tangshan in further investigating the issues and making full corrections. The Hebei Province Department of Ecology and Environment also sent a team of business backbone and police forces led by the deputy director to provide support.
Hebei Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment website “Tangshan Release” and other information showed that after the incident, the Tangshan Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government attached great importance to it. The Tangshan Municipal Party Committee held a Standing Committee meeting to report on the relevant situation and demand that the relevant companies be severely punished in accordance with the law with a zero tolerance attitude, to ensure 100% implementation of the measures emergency response for heavily polluted weather conditions. and to promote continuous improvement of air quality; Tangshan Municipal Government held a special meeting on air pollution prevention and control, and carefully studied Rectification and reform were implemented, and a joint investigation team and special working class was established. Under the leadership of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the Hebei Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment, the assistance team quickly investigated and handled the related problems and seriously rectified them. The Tangshan Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government held a mobilization meeting for rectification and implementation which was attended by the heads of counties, municipalities, departments and key industries and enterprises. They required all the actions to strictly implement the territorial responsibilities, the main responsibilities and the responsibilities of pollution control supervision in accordance with the law, and really monitor, investigate and urge. Implementation, strict enforcement and inspection, crack down on environmental violations, and resolutely fight the battle against air pollution.
At the same time, the local area took action in accordance with the law against the four steel companies of Tangshan Stainless Steel Co., Ltd., Tangshan Jinma Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd., Tangshan Chunxing Special Steel Co., Ltd. and Tangshan Donghua Iron and Steel Enterprise Group that did not implement emergency response measures against heavy pollution The behavior fine was 1 million yuan, and the pollution emissions performance rating was lowered to D level; the pollution discharge permits of the four companies were all recovered and the amount of pollutant discharge was re-evaluated; the relevant responsible persons were administratively detained in accordance with the law, and the corresponding supervisors were held accountable. Other illegal leads are transferred to public security organs for a full investigation. At the same time, based on the clues of existing problems, conduct comprehensive law enforcement inspections on various pollution production and discharge links, crack down on environmental violations in accordance with the law, and investigate and deal with the relevant responsible persons.
It is worth mentioning that Tangshan City, by analogy and in-depth investigation, established 4 joint inspection teams consisting of the Tangshan City departments of ecological environment, public security and other departments, and inspected the city’s steel companies one by one. of 7 companies The problem of not implementing emergency emission reduction measures. In particular, a special anatomy was made on the illegal behavior of online data fraud by companies, and it was discovered that Songting Steel and the relevant operation and maintenance personnel of Convergence Technology Co., Ltd., which is responsible for the online monitoring, they were suspected of data fraud The case has been transferred to the public security body for investigation.
Regarding the establishment of a robust long-term mechanism, the City of Tangshan has formulated a special treatment plan for environmental problems in steel companies, proposing that all companies that do not implement an emergency response to severely polluted weather conditions will see their performance ratings lowered; withdraw their pollution permits, order them to stop pollutants and take them back Strictly verify the amount of polluting emissions; all from the date of the fraud by the company, the liquidation does not implement the time and equipment for emergency response in the face of heavy pollution, and punitive measures to recover 3 times the reduction of emissions. By establishing rules and regulations, companies are forced to accelerate transformation and development and green development.
(Edit: Wen Jing)
