Beijing will implement a series of temporary measures to stop construction and close heavy industries, all aimed at cleaning the city's notoriously polluted air when the Olympics begin in four months.

Beijing Promises Clean Air for 2022 Winter Olympics -- On the Scene ... "For many years we haven’t changed the logos of the 2008 Olympic Games in this building," he said.

BEIJING — With the start of the 2008 Olympics exactly two years away, the Chinese government is increasingly focusing on the one thing most likely to spoil its best-laid plans for smooth Games ...

Beijing To Cut Back on Industry To Clean Air for Olympics. This article is from the archive of The New York Sun before the launch of its new website in 2022. The Sun has neither altered nor updated ...

Researchers used efforts by the Chinese government to reduce air pollution during the 2008 Olympics to study air pollution's effects on heart health Latest U.S.

Chinese meteorologists said Wednesday they are drawing up plans to force rain ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympics because past weather patterns ... rain could also help clean Beijing's polluted air.

Beijing's environment bureau insisted on Tuesday that pollution would not be a problem for the Olympics despite heavy smog enveloping the city exactly one month before the Games start. We’re ...

Babies in Beijing were born heavier when China enacted strict air pollution guidelines during the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games, according to a new study.

Beijing has pledged to clean up its air to ensure ideal conditions for Winter Games athletes as part of its bid to host the event in 2022.

China reputedly spent $10 billion to improve the air quality in its capital for the Olympic games. Money well spent? Like the skies in Beijing right now, that's not so clear. Beijing is typically ...