Chapter 30 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 60 the following section:-

Section 60A:-    The attorney general or any person may maintain an action in the superior court having jurisdiction where the alleged violation occurred or is likely to occur for declaratory and equitable relief against any person for the protection of the air, water, and other natural resources from pollution, impairment, degradation or destruction and to ensure that the responsibilities of the public trust in these resources are carried out in light of current environmental conditions and threats. Persons domiciled in the Commonwealth shall have standing to sue on behalf of the public regardless of whether the plaintiffs suffer substantial damage not common to others similarly situated. Plaintiffs who did not show that they used, had access to, or enjoyed a recreational, aesthetic, cultural, spiritual or economic interest in the subject environment lack standing to assert a MEPA claim concerning those areas.