Environmental Protests in Croatia Stop Construction of Hydroelectric Power Plant

Environmental Protests in Croatia Stop Construction of Hydroelectric Power Plant

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Citizens and environmental activists protested for about a month with signs that read "Let the Una flow freely", "Save the Una" and "Stop the excavators" against the construction of a hydropower plant near the source of the river Una in Croatia. On Monday, HINA reported that Croatia's environmental protection division under the State Inspectorate has initiated an administrative procedure against the investor in the 160 kW "Una-Mlin" hydropower plant on the river, prohibiting it from continuing construction works, CE Report quotes BTA.

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