Polluters to pay price 'too high to bear': Premier Li   

李克强：要向雾霾等污染宣战 不达目的决不停战

赫芬顿邮报记者：总理，您好。柴静的《穹顶之下》说中石化、中石油这两个央企一直在妨碍环保政策的制定和执行，尤其是在汽油质量标准的确定和天然气的推行。我的问题就是，您认为这两个央企真的在阻碍环保政策的落实吗？如果这样的话，中央政府会怎么冲破这种阻力？[查看全文]

Polluters will pay a price "too high to bear" for illegal emission, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang warned Sunday. [Special coverage]

All businesses involved in illegal production and emission, no matter what kind of business they are, will be brought to justice and held accountable, Li told a press conference after the annual national legislative session concluded.

He made the remarks in response to a question on whether two Chinese oil giants, Sinopec and PetroChina, have obstructed the implementation of environment policies in the country.

"We need to make the cost for doing so too high to bear," the premier said.

This year the Chinese government will focus on fully implementing the newly-revised Environmental Protection Law, he said.

More supports will be given to environmental law enforcement departments including capacity building, he said. "No one should use his power to meddle with law enforcement in this regard," he said.

However, the premier stressed that the law enforcement departments should also have the courage to take charge and fulfill their duty while nonfeasance will be held accountable and abuse of power and breach of duty will be punished.

The law must work as a powerful, effective tool to control pollution instead of being "as soft as cotton candy," he said.