In a libertarian society, wouldn't polluters get away with destroying the environment?

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This article is from the Libertarian FAQ, by Joe Dehn jwd3@dehnbase.fidonet.org, Robert Bickford rab.AT.daft.com, Mike Huben mhuben@world.std.com and Advocates for Self-Government http://www.self-gov.org/ with numerous contributions by others.

67 In a libertarian society, wouldn't polluters get away with destroying the environment?

"Today, the biggest polluter of all -- the U.S. military -- gets away
with murder -- literally. When courts found the military liable for
illness and death after careless nuclear testing in Utah, the
government claimed sovereign immunity and refused to pay damages. In a
libertarian society, no one would be immune from the consequences of
their actions -- especially not a government charged with protecting us."

"Libertarians believe that people and governments should right their
wrongs by restoring, as much as possible, what they've damaged. Today,
instead of making polluters pay, our government makes the taxpayers
shoulder the burden. Sometimes it requires whoever buys a polluted
property to bear the cost of the clean-up. If polluters don't pay for
the damage they do, why should they stop polluting?"

"Since government is the biggest polluter of all, putting government in
charge of stopping pollution is like putting the fox in charge of the
hen house." [5] -- Mary Ruwart

[5] "The Liberator OnLine," http://www.self-gov.org/liberator.