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The liability-based laws that we learned about this week require a court to determine the dollar value of damage done from major pollution damage, so that responsible parties will pay

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The liability-based laws that we learned about this week require a court to determine the dollar value of damage done from major pollution damage, so that responsible parties will pay.

Refer back to RadioLab podcast from Week 1: How do you put a price tag on nature?  (Links to an external site.)

What do you think a court considers when determining the value of environmental damage caused? What is not considered? Do you think the liability laws are sufficient to remedy these types of damages