China丨Environment penalty cases on the decline

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China has witnessed a decline in environmental penalty cases since 2018, driven by the rigorous enforcement of the 2015 revision of the Environmental Protection Law, renowned for its stringent provisions, according to the Ministry of Ecology and Environment.    Dubbed by national authorities as a law with real teeth, the revised legislation incorporates four punitive measures to combat environmental infractions: levying daily fines, implementing asset sealing and seizure, restricting or suspending production, and enforcing detentions.    At a news conference on Tuesday, Zhao Qunying, head of the ministry's law enforcement bureau, stated that since 2015, environmental law enforcement officers nationwide have handled more than 190,000 cases related to these measures and other criminal offenses under the revised law.    Additionally, they have processed roughly 1.3 million cases involving environmental administrative penalties, with total fines amounting to approximately 86 billion ………………………………