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In the case of negligence, on a domestic scale, the courts can order damages to be payed. The courts can imply responsibility and enforce punishment such as in the case of EPA v. Gardner where Gardner polluted a local river with raw sewage making people sick and destroying local oyster production. The max. penalty is known as a tier one offence and provides a max $1 million for companies and $250,000 for individuals with max 7 years imprisonment.

In the international arena enforcement is not binding upon the party involved and only via trade sanctions and embargoes can a nation be forced to comply.

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