Study on the Environmental Public Interest Litigation System in the United States

Abstract

In recent years, global environmental problems such as climate warming, destruction of the ozone layer and the
crisis of freshwater resources have continued to deteriorate and have attracted extensive attention from countries all over the
world. Enhancing environmental quality and protecting the ecological environment has become the main responsibility of
countries around the world. Environmental public interest litigation is the main legal means to curb environmental violations
and safeguard citizens' interests, and the U.S. environmental public interest litigation system occupies an important position
in the U.S. environmental legal system and plays a key role in safeguarding citizens' environmental rights and interests. Based
on this, this paper will mainly study the relevant provisions of the U.S. environmental public interest litigation system, and
explore the inspiration of the U.S. environmental public interest litigation system to China.