The Public Trust Doctrine
Public Trust Doctrine
Humans have been living and making modifications to the earth since the beginning of time. Looking back many years ago we can see that way of life was not as fast paced as today. However as our population continues to grow and we continue to inhabit this planet, we are subconsciously and consciously destroying our precious environment with the goal to make life easier while producing economical benefits. Even though environmentalist continue to warn us of the consequences and dangers our daily activities cause the environment, such as our over consumption of natural resources. The future of our earth remains uncertain due to the detrimental effects that arise from individuals quest for fulfilment, economic advancement …show more content…
Unfortunately not everyone is considerate of the value of our natural resources. Because of that I agree with the laws protecting our water and lands. The Public Trust Doctrine allows the government to guard and preserve waterways for public uses. The doctrine protects lands such as tides and submerged lands and the waterways, for the benefit and enjoyment of the public. The doctrine gives our government the power to protect our waters and bottomlands of the great lakes. It allows us to be able to use water for our enjoyment. We can use water for recreation, navigation, and fishing. It also allows us to be able to hold government accountable to protect our lakes from oil spills, toxins, water diversions, pollution, aquaculture waste and much more. The doctrine also states that certain natural resources like water are preserved for public use and enjoyment. It is a belief that property ownership should be profoundly respected but that property rights in water, like rights in land, are not absolute but rather can be regulated and adjusted in reasonable ways in which the good of the citizens is seen as a whole. Not only does the public trust apply to water but it also applies to the natural resources such as animals and minerals that are contained in the soil and water over the public trust lands. It is also a belief that wasteful uses of public resources are wrong and are not excused by return flows that come back to our rivers not simply water but also silt, salts, agrichemicals, and temperature changes and that our rivers and canyons are more than
Humans have been living and making modifications to the earth since the beginning of time. Looking back many years ago we can see that way of life was not as fast paced as today. However as our population continues to grow and we continue to inhabit this planet, we are subconsciously and consciously destroying our precious environment with the goal to make life easier while producing economical benefits. Even though environmentalist continue to warn us of the consequences and dangers our daily activities cause the environment, such as our over consumption of natural resources. The future of our earth remains uncertain due to the detrimental effects that arise from individuals quest for fulfilment, economic advancement …show more content…
Unfortunately not everyone is considerate of the value of our natural resources. Because of that I agree with the laws protecting our water and lands. The Public Trust Doctrine allows the government to guard and preserve waterways for public uses. The doctrine protects lands such as tides and submerged lands and the waterways, for the benefit and enjoyment of the public. The doctrine gives our government the power to protect our waters and bottomlands of the great lakes. It allows us to be able to use water for our enjoyment. We can use water for recreation, navigation, and fishing. It also allows us to be able to hold government accountable to protect our lakes from oil spills, toxins, water diversions, pollution, aquaculture waste and much more. The doctrine also states that certain natural resources like water are preserved for public use and enjoyment. It is a belief that property ownership should be profoundly respected but that property rights in water, like rights in land, are not absolute but rather can be regulated and adjusted in reasonable ways in which the good of the citizens is seen as a whole. Not only does the public trust apply to water but it also applies to the natural resources such as animals and minerals that are contained in the soil and water over the public trust lands. It is also a belief that wasteful uses of public resources are wrong and are not excused by return flows that come back to our rivers not simply water but also silt, salts, agrichemicals, and temperature changes and that our rivers and canyons are more than