Liu Rui, NPC deputy, head of the Yangtze Delta Region Institute of Tsinghua University, Zhejiang

According to the Environment Protection Law, governments at the county level and above should report to the local legislature annually about their local natural environmental situations and their environmental targets. But in practice, these reports are sometimes not comprehensive, systematic or formalized and have a limited effect. The city of Jiaxing in Zhejiang expanded the report requirement from governments to courts and procuratorates, as well as from county-level governments to subdistricts. Regions along the Yangtze River may promote the expanded requirement so that the public can better supervise environmental work.