▁allowed ▁for ▁the ▁action ▁of ▁private ▁work ▁to ▁improve ▁land ▁when ▁har med ▁( including ▁removing ▁the ▁sm ell ▁from ▁p ig ▁st ys , ▁fixing ▁broken ▁d ams , ▁and ▁enfor cing ▁strict ▁li ability ). ▁Any ▁other ▁enfor cement ▁was ▁string ent ▁to ▁only ▁deal ▁with ▁any ▁major ▁environmental ▁thre ats , ▁only ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁ade qu ately ▁protect ▁the ▁common ▁resources . ▁Prof ound ▁reg ulation ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁environment ▁was ▁first ▁seen ▁from ▁England ▁law , ▁triggered ▁by ▁environment ally ▁dam aging ▁events . ▁Cat ast roph es ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁" Gre at ▁St ink " ▁( the ▁dump ing ▁of ▁se w age ▁in ▁a ▁River ▁Th ames ▁by ▁parliament ) ▁ign ited ▁a ▁movement ▁in ▁protect ive ▁legisl ature ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Commission ▁of ▁S ew ers ▁Act ▁ 1 8 4 8 . ▁As ▁well , ▁the ▁" Gre at ▁Sm og " ▁( a ▁massive ▁bu il dup ▁of ▁air ▁poll ution ) ▁promoted ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁England ' s ▁C lean ▁Air ▁Act ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁The ▁environmental ▁reg ulations ▁im posed ▁limitations ▁on ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁em issions ▁from ▁household ▁and ▁business ▁establish ments ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁produced , ▁and ▁inspect or ate ▁forces ▁to ▁ensure ▁comp liance . ▁“ Environment al ▁law ” ▁only ▁became ▁a ▁distinct ▁and ▁separate ▁body ▁of ▁legisl ature ▁in ▁all ▁developed ▁and ▁many ▁developing ▁nations ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁upon ▁the ▁recognition ▁that ▁the ▁natural ▁environment