Many of today’s officials plan to end major environmental laws, but what most people don’t know is that they can help to stop it!
According to The Waterkeeper Alliance, Anticipating that a lack of government resources or political willpower could severely undermine enforcement of environmental laws, Congress in the 1970s included innovative provisions authorizing private citizens to prosecute violations in cases where government has failed to meet its enforcement responsibilities,”. So, normal citizens like you and I, can prosecute a corporation for abusing environmental laws.
For example, the Waterkeeper Alliance has been fighting to help enforce water pollution laws for about 50 years. “Puget Soundkeeper brought a Clean Water Act citizen suit against the city of Bremerton, WA, which was discharging hundreds of millions of gallons of raw sewage into the Puget Sound. Thanks to Soundkeeper action, Bremerton cut its sewage discharges by 96%,” This demonstrates how normal citizens can help do their part to protect the environment.
Just think of all the damage citizens can prevent with these overlooked laws. We all need to do our part to protect our environment.
