BEIJING: China on Wednesday granted non governmental organizations (NGOs) more power to sue those that flout environmental protection laws, the country's highest court said, as Beijing steps up efforts to curb pollution that regularly chokes major cities.

NGOs that work to fight polluters judicially will gain special status and have court fees reduced, the Supreme People's Court said on its website.

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