Community Participation in Environmental Protection, UCLA Journal of Environmental Law & Policy

Much has been written in recent years concerning the erosion of citizens' rights to file suits alleging environmental harm against industry. This model provides a progressive alternative to citizen suit litigation by promoting a partnership between a community and an industry that can effectively address and rectify a community's environmental concerns. Such collaborative and innovative environmental protection efforts between a state agency and regulated industry may be thwarted by the threat of potential citizen suits.

Read the article 21 UCLA J. Envtl. L. & Pol’y 75 (2002/2003)