On December 8, the "Ministry of Ecology and Environment" WeChat released information that the third round of the first batch of ecological and environmental protection inspection teams went deep into the front line and the scene, verified a number of outstanding ecological and environmental problems, and verified a number of formalism and bureaucratic problems such as inaction, slow action, non-responsibility, non-confrontation, and even perfunctory response and fraud. In order to play a warning role and effectively promote the rectification of problems, the second batch of 5 typical cases was publicly reported.
According to the report, in November 2023, the first ecological and environmental protection inspection team of Fujian Province found that some counties (cities) in Quanzhou City violated the rules to open mountains for mining in the name of mine restoration and land leveling, and the supervision was not effective, causing environmental pollution and ecological damage;**The second ecological and environmental protection inspection team inspected Henan Province and found that the illegal excavation and quarrying of sand and quarrying in Huixian County, Weihui and other places in Xinxiang City caused the destruction of the ecological environment, resulting in the destruction of the site of Zhao Great Wall, a cultural relics protection unit in Henan Province**The third ecological and environmental protection inspection team inspected Hainan Province and found that the protection of Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park was not in place, and the ecological and environmental problems were prominent**The Fourth Ecological and Environmental Protection Supervision Group inspected Gansu Province and found that the sand mining industry in Gannan Prefecture was developing disorderly, illegally occupying grassland and woodland, and ecological restoration was not effective**The Fifth Ecological and Environmental Protection Supervision Group inspected Qinghai Province and found that in some places in Qinghai Province, there are problems such as lax and unrealistic cleaning and rectification of small hydropower, mere formality of ecological flow supervision, and obstruction of the connectivity of some rivers, which affect the health of river ecosystems.
This is the third round of the first batch of 5 ** ecological and environmental protection inspection teams stationed in Fujian, Henan, Hainan, Gansu, Qinghai provinces in November 2023 to carry out inspections, following the first batch of 5 typical cases on December 1 after the centralized public notification.
A review of the information reported in each case shows that mining is widespread in the above-mentioned places in the name of restoration or remediationThe masses have reported many times, and the relevant departments have also supervised on the spot many times, but it has been delayed for a long time.
The reasons for the above problems may be different in each case, but the root cause is that some local cadres have a weak ecological concept, only care about immediate and local interests, lack long-term consideration and overall view, have no spirit of responsibility, perfunctory responsibility, and even disobey the yang and the yin, and collude with the supervised.
As a result, the supervision of ecological and environmental problems in these places is naturally a formality, with loud thunder and small raindrops, staying on paper and not being implemented. Over time, environmental pollution has become more and more serious, the impact has become greater and greater, the cost of treatment has increased exponentially, and the people have complained.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the concept of "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and many places have continuously promoted the transformation and upgrading of enterprises to take the road of high-quality development because of the importance of the ecological environment, realizing that lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets. The people live a prosperous life, the living environment is ecologically beautiful, and the happiness index is high.
However, there are also local cadres similar to the above-mentioned circulars, who either only see the needs of the current economic development, or have a fluke mentality, and have not yet deeply understood the new development concept.
The general secretary attaches great importance to the work of ecological and environmental protection inspection, and has made important instructions and instructions many times, emphasizing that it is necessary to adhere to the strict tone, the investigation and punishment of the investigation, the rectification of the rectification, and the accountability of the accountability. At the National Conference on Ecological and Environmental Protection held in July this year, the general secretary stressed that it is necessary to continue to play the role of the sword of ecological environmental protection inspectors.
The continuous centralized notification of typical cases is one of the specific measures to give play to the role of environmental protection inspectors, and continuously promote the implementation of ecological and environmental supervision. It is not only aimed at reporting cases, but also hopes to warn those places where there are similar problems, and resolutely put an end to formalism in ecological and environmental protection.
After the environmental protection inspection, where the problem is found, the rectification cannot go through the motions. Only by implementing supervision can we truly take care of lucid waters and lush mountains and lay a solid ecological background for high-quality development.
Yan Bihua).