There are often conflicting data about the environmental impact of human activities, and scientific uncertainty often has complicated the drafting and implementation of environmental laws and regulations, particularly for international conferences attempting to develop universal standards.
But by exposing levels of pollution to public scrutiny, it will allow people to make better-informed choices, to lobby factories and officials for change and to keep an eye on the implementation of environmental laws.
During the Bush administration, the EPA signed a memorandum of understanding with China's Ministry of Environmental Protection creating a framework for collaboration on air, water, and waste pollution, as well as the implementation of environmental laws.
The session considered the vital role of the judiciary (including public prosecutors and auditors) in the implementation and enforcement of environmental law.
The Environmental Protection Agency defines environmental justice as "the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies".
Environmental Justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.
But such plans and measures, in the end, are not likely to count for much unless Beijing confronts what has proved to be the biggest obstacle in its battle against pollution: ineffective implementation and enforcement of environmental laws and regulations.
Carol Browner, who served as the EPA administrator for the entire Clinton presidency, said he set an important precedent for aggressive implementation and enforcement of environmental laws, particularly now when it has become difficult to pass new ones.
