A national waste company with government contracts wants to create a new landfill two miles from Indigenous territory. A water source for the community runs between the edge of the territory and where the landfill would begin. Local protests and a lawsuit forced the company to put their plans on hold. A subsidiarity system would be more effective than unbiased remote decision-makers in this dispute.

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Subsidiarity promotes decision-making at the local level, which would be more effective in this scenario where Indigenous community is directly impacted. Unbiased remote decision-makers may not fully understand the cultural and environmental significance of the territory and water source.

A National Waste Company with Government Contracts Wants to Create