Coal Use Pollutes Bohemian Forests
In Teplice Czechoslovakia rising energy needs and coal mining threaten North Bohemia forests. Officials led by Vladislav Sahovsky say sulfur rich coal harms the environment as area production accounts for most of the nation's coal and a third of its electricity. Plans include sulfur filters at two coal plants and a pilot pollution control program costing about 50 million dollars. Nuclear power is emphasized to curb future environmental issues with one plant operating and two more due by 1990.