Next Big Idea: Enforcing Environmental Laws

I have been saying this for years, and it’s still true. There are plenty of environmental laws on the books, let’s demand that our local agencies enforce them. There will always be more to do later, but this is something we can do now.

From the People For Puget Sound Blog:

“The folks at Preserve Our Islands (the ones who defeated the gravel operation on Maury Island) might be on to a novel way of protecting Puget Sound — enforcing our laws.

In a report to supporters this month, they wrote: "We have also been busy investigating current regulatory conditions, reviewing in-water construction permits from 2010 to see if the agencies have made any changes and are now applying the proper regulations etc.  It was not a surprise to find they still fail to uphold the current environmental laws – but it seemed wise to have that actual information in hand."

http://pugetsound.org/blog/072611mhs

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