2006年10月10日
ENS美國，華盛頓特區報導；蘇家億編譯；莫聞審校
美國政府審計局4日公佈報告指出，2002年奧勒崗州森林大火後，政府進行除害伐並標售所得林材，但收益與支出相抵後仍花費了聯邦政府近200萬美元的公帑。對於布希政府聲稱環保團體提訴訟導致整體成本增加，該報告也加以駁斥；報告中指出，布希政府大幅擴大火災波及地區砍伐規模的決策，才是整體支出增加的主因。
U.S. Loses Money on Oregon Salvage Logging
Selling timber salvaged after a massive 2002 Oregon wildfire cost the federal government nearly $2 million, according a report released Wednesday by the Government Accountability Office. The report largely rejected claims by the Bush administration that lawsuits filed by environmental groups increased the cost of the timber sales, putting much of the blame on the administration for its decision to dramatically increase logging in areas affected by the fire.
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