Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-01-01
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will continue to address the problem of air pollution. That was the word from EPA head Lee Ying-yuan on Monday.
Multiple regions in Taiwan were affected by air pollution on New Year’s Eve. Air quality in northern and central parts of the country improved significantly on New Year’s Day, however.
Lee said Taiwan’s air quality could worsen again in the future, and that the EPA will continue to tackle air pollution. Lee also thanked the state-owned Taiwan Power Company for dialing down the output of coal power plants to reduce polluting emissions.
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