China's Pollution Statistics Challenged

CHANGSHAN, JILIN - DECEMBER 30: Smoke billows from chimneys of factories on December 30, 2006 in Changshan city, Jilin Province of China. China's environmental watchdog is investigating whether local officials submitted false pollution data to the central government after failing to meet annual clean air goals, reported state media citing an official from the State Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA). "The figures on pollution control reported by local governments dropped remarkably this year, while the real environmental situation continues to deteriorate." (Photo by Cancan Chu/Getty Images)