环境污染责任

　　因污染环境造成损害的，污染者应当承担侵权责任。

　　因污染环境发生纠纷，污染者应当就法律规定的不承担责任或者减轻责任的情形及其行为与损害之间不存在因果关系承担举证责任。

　　两个以上污染者污染环境，污染者承担责任的大小，根据污染物的种类、排放量等因素确定。

　　因第三人的过错污染环境造成损害的，被侵权人可以向污染者请求赔偿，也可以向第三人请求赔偿。污染者赔偿后，有权向第三人追偿。

LIABILITY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION

　　Where the damages are caused owing to polluting the environment, the polluter shall bear the liability for infringement.

　　Where a dispute arises from polluting the environment, the polluter shall assume the onus prodandi regarding the circumstances of not bearing liability or bearing reduced liability stipulated in laws and the non-existing of cause-effect relation between his acts and the damages.

　　Two or more polluters pollute the environment, the liability borne by each polluter shall be determined according to the factors such as the kind of the pollution substance, the amount of the emission.

　　Where due to due to a third party’s fault the environment is polluted and the damages are caused, the infringed party may request the polluter compensates, also may request the third party compensates. After performing the compensation, the polluter shall be entitled to claim repayment from the third party.