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In 2010 [[CEZ]] announced plan to retrofit and expand Prunerov II. The plan was challenged by Micronesia on the grounds that the expansion of the power station has would have a strong impact to on the climate and through this to the environment of Micronesia. Micronesia requested a Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment.<ref>[http://www.upi.com/Science_News/Resource-Wars/2010/01/19/Micronesia-challenges-Czech-coal-plant/UPI-82581263927614/ Micronesia challenges Czech coal plant] UPI, Jan 19, 2010</ref> According to the Czech environment ministry that , the modernization plan does did not include best available technology.<ref>[http://portal.gov.cz/wps/portal/_s.155/7226/_s.155/10202?docid=120244 Navrhovaná technologie pro modernizaci Prunéřova II není dostatečná]</ref>

On January 26 , 2010 , Czech minister of the Environment Jan Dusík informed said he was calling in on international experts to carry out an environmental impact assessment of the plans to modernize the power station.<ref>[http://www.radio.cz/en/article/124449 Environment Ministry calls in international experts to sidestep pressure over controversial power plant], Český rozhhla Radia Praha, 27. 1. 2010</ref> In March 2010 he publicly released the report from Det Norske Veritas, that proved which found lack of best available technology in the CEZ plan EIA.<ref>[http://www.enviweb.cz/clanek/eia/81184/ DNV´s Prunéřov assessment shows deviations]</ref>

Shortly after Minister Dusík resigned, while claiming he was under pressure from prime minister Jan Fischer to approve the CEZ's Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the power station.<ref name=pp>[http://archive.today/uXKgf Compromised minister set to approve coal plant expansion] The Prague Post, Apr 28, 2010</ref> As a result the Green party also withdrew his second minister from government. After short led by Minister of Agriculture Jakub Šebesta former Former CEZ employee Rút Bízková was appointed as Minister of the Environment and after two weeks in office he approved the CEZ's EIA in April 2010.<ref name=pp/>