The claim that ‘an environmental case brought down a vice governor and resulted in a 5-billion-yuan compensation’ is actually a misrepresentation or exaggeration of a major ecological damage case. In 2021, China’s first ecological damage compensation lawsuit—filed by a provincial government as the claimant—was concluded in Gansu Province, concerning illegal mining within the Qilian Mountain National Nature Reserve. The involved company was ordered to pay approximately 500 million RMB (not 5 billion) for ecological restoration and compensation. Notably, the then vice governor of Gansu was investigated and removed from office due to dereliction of duty in overseeing environmental protection in the Qilian Mountains. However, his downfall stemmed from systemic governance failures linked to ecological destruction, not directly from the compensation amount itself. This landmark case marked the transition of China’s ecological damage compensation system from pilot programs to real-world enforcement, reflecting the principle that ‘the environment has value, and those who damage it must bear responsibility,’ and demonstrating the central government’s firm commitment to ecological civilization and official accountability.
所谓‘把副省长拉下马的环保案赔了50亿’的说法，实际上是对一起重大生态环境损害赔偿案件的误传或夸大。2021年，中国首例由省级政府作为赔偿权利人提起的生态环境损害赔偿诉讼在甘肃省审结，涉及祁连山国家级自然保护区内的非法采矿行为。该案中，涉事企业因破坏生态被责令承担约5亿元的修复与赔偿费用，并非50亿元。值得注意的是，时任甘肃副省长因在祁连山生态保护问题上监管失职、履责不力，被中央纪委国家监委问责并最终落马，但其被查是源于系统性生态破坏背后的官僚失职，而非直接因赔偿金额本身。此案标志着中国生态环境损害赔偿制度从试点走向实践，体现了‘环境有价、损害担责’的法治理念，也彰显了中央对生态文明建设和官员问责的坚定决心。
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