初三有关环保的英语作文 New achievements were made in natural conservation, with the number of pilot ecological demonstration zones reaching 213. China had 1,227 nature reserves, including 155 at the national level, which covered 98.21 million hectares, or 9.9 percent of the country‘s total land area. The construction of the legal system for environmental protection achieved new progress, with intensified enforcement of related laws. By the end of 2022, a total of 438 standards of various types for environmental protection had been formulated. Some 91.5 percent of construction projects started in the year were subject to examinations to evaluate their influence on the surrounding environment and 98 percent of projects that went into operation in 2022 were equipped with pollution control facilities. A total of 38,101 environmental pollution control projects were completed within the specified time set for the year, absorbing a total investment of 20.8 billion yuan. Some 2,718 smoke/dust control zones were established in 537 cities, covering an area of 18,000 square km, and there were 2,288 zones covering 13,000 square km in 476 cities, where the noise pollution was brought down to a specified level. The deterioration of environmental pollution was initially put under control, with the total volume of discharge of major pollutants declining continually. In 2022, the total discharge of 12 major pollutants reduced by 10 to 15 percent compared with that in 1995. By the end of October 2022, over 90 percent of the 238,000 polluting enterprises had met pollutant drainage standards. Of the 46 key cities designated for environmental protection, 33 were up to the standard in terms of the surface water quality and 22 met the standard for air quality. Of them, 18 cities were up to the standard in both air and surface water quality, and the rest cities were close to the standards. 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/cafc48fdb24e852458fb770bf78a6529647d3506.html