Two days before a new environmental law came into effect, six polluting companies in Jiangsu were ordered by the province's highest court to pay 160 million yuan in restoration costs for illegally dumping almost 25,000 tonnes of chemical waste into two rivers in 2012…

Source: China Dialogue, https://www.chinadialogue.net/blog/7643-China-s-polluters-hit-with-biggest-ever-fines/en