Branko Pesic is a correspondent for RFE/RL's Balkan Service.
A massive mining project in Bor is bringing air pollution and environmental degradation, but locals say that Serbian officials are reluctant to take action.
Villagers protesting environmental degradation and the dangerous use of explosives have forced the Chinese mining giant Zijin to suspend production at a mine in eastern Serbia, setting the stage for a deeper fight over its future.