When Responsibility Is Not Equal

Pollution is generally viewed as a straightforward issue. If you drop a plastic bottle, a wrapper, or a cigarette on the street, you may face a warning or a fine. We learn to care for our environment is a personal responsibility. But what if pollution is a huge corporation, and it impacts an entire town?

The impact can be huge A single person discarding a piece of plastic might seem like no big deal, but a company that creates or mistakenly deposits tons of waste can have impacts far beyond a single street. When waste makes it to rivers or oceans it can impact fishermen, farmers, families, animals, and the health of generations to come.

This leads to an interesting point about fair treatment. Are we being fair to companies by judging them as businesses?

Companies are a vital part of society. They employ people, sell products and provide services as well as supporting the economy. Many companies take the responsible steps to cut down on waste and reduce the impact they have on the environment and so should not be blamed solely for all the problems that happen for no reason, there should be evidence.

But the size of a company should not shield it from prosecution where it is found to have committed an environmental offence. On the contrary, the larger the operation the more culpable it should be.

There is an important role for government in ensuring the just enforcement of environmental laws. Laws should be designed to shield ordinary people and communities from pollution that harms them. Enforcement action should depend on the nature of the violation and the harm it causes, not just whether the violator is a person or a corporate behemoth.

Being kind to the environment shouldn't be a matter of who has more money, how much power you have, or how high your position in society is. Each and every one of us must obey to fair rules of maintaining our environment.

Instead of asking whether people or companies should be punished more severely, maybe we should be asking, "Should our laws be tougher? Are they implemented with the same strength across the board? And are environmental offenders made to clean up?

Maintaining a clean environment is not the sole responsibility of an individual, a single organization, or a government agency. It is a collective effort.

For a cleaner future, this accountability must hold true, whether the blame is on transportation, industry, or the power sector.

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