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The Dust Bowl | The Battle in Muscatine | 4

2023/11/14
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Scott Enten: 本案的核心在于GPC玉米加工厂长期排放污染物，严重影响了附近居民的健康和生活质量，侵犯了他们的财产权。我们通过集体诉讼的方式，代表数千名居民向GPC追究责任，并争取赔偿。诉讼过程中，我们克服了GPC公司提出的各种阻挠，最终达成和解，迫使GPC公司安装额外的污染控制设备，并为受影响的居民提供经济补偿。本案的成功之处在于，我们巧妙地利用了普通法中的财产权诉求，绕过了政府监管的不足，为其他类似案件提供了可借鉴的模式。 我们认为，即使在气候变化等大型环境问题上，也可以通过针对单一污染源的诉讼来逐步解决问题。减少污染对每个人都有益，即使是针对单一污染源的努力，也能对更广泛的地区产生积极影响。 Lindsey Graham: 本节目介绍了爱荷华州马斯卡廷市一家玉米加工厂长期排放污染物，严重影响当地居民生活质量的事件。通过对Scott Enten律师的采访，我们了解到居民通过集体诉讼的方式，最终迫使污染企业承担责任，并改善了当地的环境状况。本案例也为我们提供了新的思路，即在政府监管不足的情况下，公民可以通过法律途径来维护自身权益，保护环境。

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Air pollution had long been a problem in Muscatine, Iowa.

For decades, a corn-processing plant had been operating in the south end of town. And according to locals, the facility’s emissions were so strong, some people gagged just by breathing in the air.

But a group of residents wouldn’t accept the status quo. And with the help of public-interest attorneys, they launched a legal battle that would redefine Muscatine.

In this interview, Scott Entin, one of the residents’ attorneys, tells the story of this long and difficult fight. And he explains how the group’s legal strategy could help address other environmental crises, including climate change.

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