a halt to this theory was a powerful argument that was used to get french authorities to continue approving new factories says the autoloader with on us this is a. if well for guaranteed health then factories were indispensable in eighteen ten friends demanded by decree that certain environmental criteria be respected before a factory could be built. once a building permit was granted it couldn't be revoked. in cases of pollution or environmental contamination residents could sue for financial compensation in theory at least. and so environmental degradation has been a concern since the start of the industrial revolution yet human destruction of nature continues to be regarded as a necessary evil. of. textiles chemicals