2006年09月27日
ENS美國，華盛頓特區報導；蘇家億編譯；莫聞審校
布希政府21日通過規範懸浮微粒標準的聯邦法規，稱其為「美國史上最為嚴苛的空氣品質標準」。然公共衛生專家卻批評這項經過修改的條文內容無太大影響力；並直指聯邦政府在處理這項污染議題上的不當。懸浮微粒是引起嚴重心臟與呼吸道疾病的元兇；每年造成上千名幼童的早夭。
New Soot Rule Upsets Health Experts and Industry Groups
The Bush administration approved new federal standards for particulate matter on Thursday, touting the rules as the "strongest national air quality standards in the country's history." Public health experts criticized the revised rules as too weak and said the administration's decision fails to adequately address a pollutant that causes serious heart and respiratory ailments and is responsible for thousands of premature deaths each year.
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