Who should bear the burden of proof that a problem is really serious?

谁应该承担严重环境问题的举证责任
Well, industry often claims that it's the public's responsibility

当然工业界总是声称这是公众的责任
to demonstrate that their emissions,

公众应该来证明他们所排放的
their chemicals, their harvesting of a national forest,

化学物质他们砍伐国家森林
that that is creating a problem.

这种举证责任是存在问题的
So if this burden lies on an impoverished community

如果这个责任落到一个贫穷的乡镇
or it lies on a group of families in a small neighborhood,

或是一个很小的社区的几个家庭身上
they're not going to be able to mount the scientific analysis

他们是没有能力作科学分析的
and develop the funding to mount a legal campaign

也没有能力筹集资金去发起运动
to challenge industry standards.

要求修改工业排放标准
Most large corporations have groups of lawyers.

大多数大公司都有律师团队
They have large offices of lawyers,

他们有很大的律师办公室