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If you were allowed to sue polluters for damages to your property is a common example I've seen. So for example you notice your building is being blackened and
by pmorici 8y ago
If you were allowed to sue polluters for damages to your property is a common example I've seen. So for example you notice your building is being blackened and sue the coal fired plant down the street for the cleaning fees to restore it's facade.
Sounds good but it is totally impractical if you've had any experience with the legal system.
- qlm 8y agoWhat if there are many factories owned by different businesses producing the pollution? Do you sue all of them? What if the cost of cleaning is smaller than the cost of changing business practices to protect health and the environment?
- pmorici 8y agoYes, one of the many reasons it is totally impractical.
- pokemongoaway 8y agoThere should be some company that makes money by detecting pollution, determining its source(s), and potentially providing insurance - or litigation. This would give incentive to find previously unknown pollutants that maybe even the factory and environmentalists were unaware of. The government has been very ineffective at this: see Flint Michigan.
- gnud 8y agoGreat, if I'm dying of poisoning I can sue, at least. Helpful.