A few lines about justice with environments:

Access to justice in environmental matters means, in essence, three things. These are that:

  • people have proper information about environmental matters, that is, decisions which have environmental impacts
  • people can have their say in decision-making about such matters
  • decisions on environmental matters can be properly challenged

Examples of how access to justice is important in areas like planning can be seen when a major new development, like an incinerator or superstore, is proposed. This might concern a whole community. The local community will need proper information to participate in the decision making process. The community may have legitimate environmental concerns and may need access to a court or tribunal to challenge decisions made.

Source: http://www.ukela.org/rte.asp?id=96