作者：吕忠梅
作者介绍：全国政协社会与法制委员会;武汉大学环境法研究所兼职教授,博士生导师
出版日期：2016年6月9日
内容提要 泰州市环保联合会与锦汇、常隆等公司环境污染侵权纠纷案是一起环境公 益诉讼的经典案例。 该案涉及三大审理焦点:一是泰州市环保联合会是否具备提起环境民 事公益诉讼的原告资格;二是常隆、锦汇等公司以买卖方式处分涉案副产酸的行为性质如 何认定及其与损害后果之间的因果关系;三是损害后果的认定以及救济方式的选择。 总体 而言,法院对原告资格的认定隐含着通过支持环保组织提起公益诉讼而发挥司法环保功能 的积极考量,事实认定与因果关系推定法理清晰,对损害后果及其救济方式也进行了探索 和创新。 但是,在肯定该案的积极意义的同时也应特别强调环境司法的理性。
关键词 环境公益诉讼 环境侵权 生态损害 环境修复费
Abstract: The environmental pollution case between Environmental Protection Association of Taizhou City and Taixing Jinhui Chemicals Co. , Ltd ( referred as Jinhui afterward) and Jiangsu Changlong Chemicals Co. , Ltd ( referred as Changlong afterward) is a classic environmental public interest litigation. The three focuses in the trial are as follows. Firstly, doubts have been raised whether the Environmental Protection Association of Taizhou possesses qualifications of the plaintiff to bring a civil action of environmental public interest litigation; secondly, how to determine the nature of Jinhui and Changlong’ s behavior in handling the acid as the byproduct in a trading way in the case, as well as the causation between the behavior and the damage caused; thirdly, the Court focuses on the cognizance of damage and selection of remedies. Generally speaking, the cognizance of qualifications of the plaintiff by the court implies its positive consideration of giving full play of the judicial environmental protection by supporting environmental protection organizations in bringing environmental public interest litigations. What’ s more, cognizance of the fact and presumption of causation possess clear juridical logic, the Court has also explored damages and possible remedies in an innovative way. However, when confirming the positive meaning of this case, judicial rationality on environmental protection should be particularly emphasized.