人民日报：公众有权知道环评底细
People's Daily journalist Wu Weizheng: The people have a right to see environmental assessments on large projects. It's the law and author seems to think it would help lessen suspicion of large projects - e.g., people's criticism and suspicion of Shen Nong Jia airport focused on lack of environmental report. Continues on to say that folks not understanding is okay; the right to see is not the the same as the the right to understand . . . and just because a project has environmental impact doesn't mean it won't be constructed. Is this related to the recent PX plant fracas and today's cancellation of the uranium plant?

2013年07月13日
来源：人民日报
任何工程都会影响环境，有影响不等于不能建。建设项目要争取公众的理解，环评公开是基础
将于今年10月竣工通航的神农架机场，因建设中削平5个山峰，引发舆论质疑。这个项目有没有环境影响报告书，是质疑的一个焦点。
一项投资10亿元的工程，怎么可能没有环评报告？人们当然希望它有。在哪里呢？当地政府过去没有公布，现在也不拿出来。一个建设项目的环评，被披上神秘面纱，不符合法律规定。


After Protest, China Cancels Plans for Uranium Plant (NYTimes) By GERRY MULLANY
One day after a rare public protest, Chinese authorities said Saturday that they were abandoning plans to construct a uranium processing plant in southeastern China, where residents raised concerns about its safety and potential environmental impact.

The decision not to proceed with the plant in Guangdong Province, less than 60 miles from Hong Kong, came after hundreds of people turned out on Friday and “took a walk” through the city of Jiangmen carrying banners showing their opposition to the proposed plant, which would have been capable of processing half the fuel needed for China’s nuclear power needs. Unsanctioned gatherings are banned in China, but participants said the police did not intervene to stop the protest.

The Jiangmen City government Web site said Saturday that the project had been “canceled,” and Southern Daily, the official newspaper of the Communist Party in Guangdong, said the decision was made “out of respect for public opinion.”