The Czech region of Ostrava has been working for decades to reduce its pollution levels brought on by heavy industrialization. The energy crisis sparked by the war in Ukraine, however, has revived energy inefficient coal as a cheaper option to natural gas.
In this part of northeastern Czech Republic, huge piles of coal are stacked up ready to sell to eager buyers and smoke belches from coal-fired plants that are.
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