Environmentalists on Friday slammed the passing of a controversial law in Poland on the revitalization of the Oder river, which was hit by toxic algae growth last year that caused mass fish deaths.
A toxic algae bloom hit the river on the Polish border with Germany last summer, with at least 300 tons of dead fish pulled from theIn response to the environmental disaster, Warsaw passed a new law Thursday evening which includes provision for new water treatment plants, and is intended to put more stringent requirements on industrial sites.
They criticized what they said was a lack of consultation and said that the bill will"not protect the Oder" and will continue to be polluted. The law allows the building of new infrastructure including the modernisation of sewer systems and constructing new water treatment plants, estimated to cost some 9.5 billion zlotys .
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