Abstract
This study aimed to explore the judicial application of punitive damages for ecological environment infringement in civil public interest litigation. Methods. Combined with a case, the judicial application of punitive damages for ecological environment infringement in civil public interest litigation was analyzed. Results. After thinking and judgment, the total cost of repairing the enterprise plot in the case was 2168000 yuan, the cost of environmental functional loss was 57135.45 yuan, the cost of taking relevant emergency measures such as new drinking water and laundry Wharf Engineering was 532860.11 yuan, and the cost of testing and identification was 95670 yuan. Conclusion. The judicial application should be fully considered in the process of civil public interest litigation to ensure that the punitive compensation for ecological environment infringement is more reasonable.