LET’S HELP EPA TO UPHOLD ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS

May 29, 2026 | Editorial

OUR ADMIRATION IS BEEN drawn to the role and obligations of the Liberia’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The framers of the Environmental law that brought EPA to existence were farsighted and courageous to inspirethat there wouldcome a time that the environmentwould be misuse. 

NOW THAT THE EPA IS EMPOWERED by statute to aggressively tightening environmental compliance, cracking down on pollution, and pushing climate resilience programs. 

FIGHTING ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION requires combining global policy with actionable daily choices. Key tactics include reducing carbon footprints, preventing habitat loss, and holding industries accountable

IT IS OUR WISH FOR THE law to demonstrate its decisive consequences against those who are in the business of abusing the environment of our country.

IT IS CLEAR THAT NON-COMPLIANCE with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) laws in Liberia specifically the Environmental Protection and Management Law—triggers strict administrative, financial, and legal consequences. Violators face immediate operational shutdowns, heavy fines, criminal arrests, and permit suspensions.

THE EPA SHOULD KEEP eagle eyes on the Monrovia City Corporation ( MCC) for the uncontrollable Wast in street Conners and the unattended to Broad Street design flowering trees.

WE ARE CALLING ON the EPA to go to the Southeastern region of Liberia where the environment is been aggressively abused by miners .

WE ALL ARE AWARE THAT environmental protection safeguards human health, preserves vital ecosystems, and mitigates climate change. By reducing pollution and conserving natural resources, it prevents disease, secures food and water supplies, creates sustainable green jobs, and ensures a habitable planet for future generations. 

THE EPA SHOULD ENSURE that our people are educated about the benefits of environmental protection as well as the effect of the abuse of the environment. 

WE STRONGLY BELIEVE BY that, every Liberian will be cautious about the benefits of a clean environment. 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION preserves natural resources, prevents ecosystem collapse, and mitigates climate change. These critical actions generate tangible improvements in public health, sustain essential economic industries (like agriculture and tourism), and ensure that fundamental resources—such as breathable air and clean water—remain available for future generations. 

IT EVEN DRIVES AWAY diseases from family and make family to divert funds meant for health to be use in other meaningful ways for the family. 

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