True, poorly worded on my part. Intended to mean the state of the situations immediately prior was that property rights were no longer enforced, but that proce

True, poorly worded on my part. Intended to mean the state of the situations immediately prior was that property rights were no longer enforced, but that process took some time to undo such as the 1939 Restatement of Torts. For anyone interested in a deep dive on the matter. A good reference book 'Managing the Environment, Managing Ourselves: A History of American Environmental Policy'