"Ecological and environmental protection work has strong political, people-oriented, and rule of law characteristics. It is necessary to respect the rule of law, respect the law, administer and perform duties in accordance with the law, and be good at using legal thinking and methods to carry out work." Sun Jinlong, Secretary of the Party Group of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, emphasized at the recently held 2024 National Conference on Ecological and Environmental Protection. The rule of law plays a crucial role in ecological environment governance. Even in situations where emergency measures need to be taken in response to heavy pollution weather, strict adherence to the law is necessary. As Sun Jinlong said, "The Air Pollution Prevention and Control Law has made clear provisions for emergency measures for heavy pollution weather. The response to heavy pollution weather requires tight time, heavy tasks, and high requirements. It is necessary to adhere to the rule of law in administration and pollution control, strictly carry out work in accordance with the provisions of the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Law, and resolutely prevent simple and rough law enforcement issues." The top-level design focuses on the prevention and control of air pollution "In the past decade, China has made positive progress in the field of air pollution control, which has also brought considerable health benefits." Zhu Tong, an academician of the CAS Member and professor of the School of Environmental Science and Engineering of Peking University, affirmed the continuous improvement of air quality in China. Taking Beijing as an example. Nowadays, "Beijing Blue" has become the norm and has been recommended by the United Nations Environment Programme as the "Beijing Miracle" to countries around the world. Beijing's PM2.5 has decreased from 89.5 micrograms per cubic meter in 2013 to 30 micrograms per cubic meter in 2022, and the number of days of heavy pollution has decreased from 58 days to 2 to 3 days now. "This achievement can be felt firsthand by the people," said Liu Bingjiang, Chief Engineer of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and Director of the Department of Atmospheric Environment. The battle to defend the blue sky is of utmost importance in the battle against pollution. In 2023, China will continue to deepen its efforts to defend the blue sky. A series of top-level designs are related to this. For example, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, together with 26 departments including the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the Ministry of Transport, jointly formulated the Air Quality Improvement Action Plan (hereinafter referred to as the Action Plan), which was issued and implemented by the State Council on November 30, 2023. "This is the third 'Ten Measures for the Atmosphere' released by the country after the 'Action Plan for Air Pollution Prevention and Control' and the 'Three Year Action Plan for Winning the Blue Sky Defense War'," said Liu Bingjiang. The Action Plan focuses on improving air quality, reducing heavy pollution weather and addressing prominent atmospheric environmental issues around the people. The main focus is on reducing the concentration of fine particulate matter, adjusting and optimizing the urban scope of key areas, and emphasizing precise, scientific, and lawful pollution control. In January 2023, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Central Civilization Office, and 16 other departments jointly issued the "14th Five Year Plan" Action Plan for Noise Pollution Prevention and Control; On November 6, 2023, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment released the "2024 Total Quota Setting and Allocation Plan for Hydrofluorocarbons". In 2023, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment steadily promoted clean heating in the northern region, and completed the treatment of approximately 2 million households with loose coal throughout the year. We have completed the full process ultra-low emission transformation of 420 million tons of crude steel production capacity, key engineering renovations such as desulfurization and denitrification of 400 million tons of crude steel production capacity sintered pellets, and closure of material yards. We have also rectified 85000 prominent volatile organic compounds (VOCs) issues. Continuous 6