Environmentalists release list of biggest polluters in 2023

The environmental watchdogs Arnika, Children of the Earth and Greenpeace on Friday released their annual report of the country’s biggest polluters in 2023. Similarly as in the previous year, coal-fired power plants topped the list.  Last year, however, the amount of hazardous substances emitted into the environment, such as mercury, dropped, which environmentalists ascribe to European efforts to replace coal-fired electricity with renewable sources. The biggest polluters, named in the report  include Spolana Neratovice and the Počerady and Chvaletice power plants. On the other hand, the Liberty Ostrava steel producer, which was forced to cut production in 2023, fell to the lower rungs of the rankings.