But dumping, and polluting water supplies are illegal in every developed nation I know of. Things like pesticides, antibiotics, trash and sewage are also heavily regulated to minimize environmental harm. The government has been going after these things as much as reasonably possible.
And yet it still happens, and I am sure the rate at which it happens will continue to grow.
Cars are regulated at the manufacturer level and the consumer level.
Dumping is illegal, as it should be, but it is enforced in varying and ineffective ways. Some of the smallest offenders are vigorously prosecuted, while some of the largest offenders are slapped with small token fines that don't cover the cost of the problem, if ever!
I would say my greater point is, a lot of this "penalizing bad behavior" is analogous to security theatre... the smallest offenders pay in money and sanity... the largest offenders laugh at their joke fines [ since they run the world ;) ]
