Neighbour Against Neighbour?

The vast opencast Turow lignite (the most polluting type of coal) mine is in Polish Silesia This area is sandwiched between the Czech Republic and Germany. The Czechs are taking Poland to the EU's highest court, over the mine's continued operation. They want it closed down (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/29/its-hard-were-neighbours-the-coalmine-polluting-friendships-on-polands-borders). Turow has been in operation for around 100 years. The Czechs claim the mine and its associated coal-fired power stations, are depleting its groundwater supplies, as well as contravening EU environmental laws. They say (supported by some neighbouring bodies in Germany) that the Turow complex is responsible for unacceptable air and noise pollution. These damage human health. This sounds like a typical spat between neighbours. Poland is, however, very dependent on coal for its energy provision. Mining also generates comparatively well-paid jobs in a relatively poor region. In spite of this, a majority of Poles support action being taken on climate change. Coal mining/burning is also coming under pressure as big carbon dioxide generators have to pay for carbon credits. Turow is a really big producer of 'greenhouse gases'. Poland seemingly doesn't want to lose EU funding to become 'greener'. It looks as if the situation is being politically exploited by small coalition parties. The most sensible solution would be to make a rapid transition away from using coal by a) providing Poland with cheap, alternative energy sources and b) to invest in the mining areas (like Turow), facilitating the local creation of alternative, well-paid jobs. Otherwise, it's going to be neighbour versus neighbour all over Europe.