Despite planned reduction, coal mining increased last year to 25.6 million tons
Coal mining in the Czech Republic rose to 25.6 million tons last year, an increase of about two percent from the previous year, despite plans for a reduction in mining activities.
Germans protest against lignite coal. The Constitutional Tribunal will decide
Owners of plots near the Nochten open-pit mine have filed a lawsuit against expropriation for lignite coal extraction by the German energy company LEAG.