dominicus, in a theoretical perfect world where we could track every molecule we might have success tying ecological health to property rights. "Waitaminnit, that's my water you're poisoning. I'm taking you to court, buddy."
And if someone gets poisonous chemicals into your food at home? Castle doctrine. Time to get your gun.
You fail to recognize that we already live in a world where you can sue and engage in private arbitration. We already have class action lawsuits. We already have demonstrators. We already have conservation groups.
You need to understand how property owners seek near term profits. Property owners do not seek alignment with neighbors to decrease or eliminate edge effects. Property owners do seek to create fences. Read the long post I made which I provided a link to a few posts back. Argue against it to make your point.