Should the Environment Regulate Economic Development. The Environment should take precedence over economic development. Some people might say that economic development and a strong economy is more important than protecting the environment. They look for a capital profit before thinking how there actions effect the environment. So far economic growth has taken little account to of the environment. Capitalism has left us with a world where corporations own the environment, where the quest for capital …showed first 75 words of 1063 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1063 total…the Clean Water Act. The law required those who discharge pollutants into waterways to apply for federal permits and to be responsible for reducing the amount of pollution over time. The law also authorized generous federal grants to help states build water treatment plants that remove pollutants, principally sewage, from wastewater before it is discharged."# The environment is a delicate entity of our world and should be considered an object of personal wealth in itself.