Dirty Air, Shady Practices? Bosnian NGO Challenges Company Mining Coal Without A Permit

Residents of Prijedor, in northwestern Bosnia-Herzegovina, say they are forced to breathe coal dust and smoke from spontaneous fires at a nearby open-pit coal mine. An environmental NGO says the mining company, Drvo-Export, has started operations without the necessary permits. The company and the local authorities did not immediately respond to RFE/RL's request for comment.