Luisa Zenker
Environmentalists support the proposal but anglers and local politicians express scepticism.
Environment
The grassroots initiatives restoring Poland’s rivers to their natural state
Wojciech Kość
Natural meandering rivers help protect against drought and flooding, while also sustaining biodiversity.
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Poland must learn from mistakes that led to Oder river crisis – but looks unlikely to do so
Wojciech Kość
The government claims that the poisoning was a catastrophic but natural occurrence.
Poland inaugurates sea canal that will allow bypassing of Russian waters
The Vistula Spit canal was symbolically opened on the anniversary of the Soviet Union’s invasion of Poland in 1939.
How will Poland’s new anti-migrant border wall impact the environment?
Tom Diserens
The wall, which was exempted from environmental laws, runs through protected natural habits.
Germany could have poisoned Oder river, says Polish official
The deputy minister suggested that Germany is exploiting the crisis to hinder planned Polish investments in the river.
The poisoning of the Oder river: what we know so far
Wojciech Kość
Over 80 tonnes of dead fish have so far been found.
After thousands of dead fish found in Polish river, environmental agency notifies prosecutors
“I’ve never seen the river in such bad condition,” says a local angler. “The water is brown and smelly, it looks like sewage.”
Germany to use “legal instruments” in response to Poland’s nuclear power plans
Nuclear is “neither good nor safe”, said Germany’s environment minister on a visit to meet her Polish counterpart in Warsaw.
Hundreds of scientists urge EU to stop Poland’s environmentally “devastating” border wall
The 186-kilometre wall will run through Białowieża Forest, Europe’s last lowland primeval woodland and a UNESCO-protected site.
Polish brewer turns beer left unsold during pandemic into renewable energy
Żywiec collected 35,000 kegs of unused beer to produce biogas.
Poland hopes for Danish government help after Baltic gas pipeline halted over environmental fears
The Baltic Pipe is due to begin bringing Norwegian gas to Poland next year.
EU court orders Poland to immediately suspend mining at coal pit following Czech complaint
The Czech government has accused Poland of violating European environmental law.
Poland records hottest ever February temperatures
The temperature reached 22.1°C, a new record.
