The US does not always have stricter environmental policies than China. There are occasionally looser regulations like live stock cesspools not being required

The US does not always have stricter environmental policies than China. There are occasionally looser regulations like live stock cesspools not being required to be covered and installed with energy capture systems. Or cases where China is cracking down on crypto energy use, while the US just stares at new sites getting built in the already overburdened Texas grid.