quality of the natural environment in one of the communes in southern Poland have been discussed. The presented evaluation of pro-ecological activities and their contribution to the improvement of the quality of natural environment in the examined commune from the perspective of the local community, commune authorities and the power company allow concluding that all these groups see the problem in the protection of the natural environment. The residents of the commune have declared their active participation in the improvement of the quality of natural environment in the commune, especially the condition of air. The local power company, through its information policy and activities related to the energy policy of the commune, endeavours to shape pro-ecological attitudes and effectively reduces the negative impact of contamination on the condition of natural environment in the commune. The commune authorities seem to contribute the least to the improvement of natural environment; they definitely need to be more engaged and appoint a leader who would effectively implement sustainable development strategies and work on the improvement of natural environment