布希政府所提出針對眾多多功能運動休旅車、小卡車和小貨車的燃油經濟標準遭美國聯邦上訴法院否決，因為這對減少導致全球暖化的二氧化碳排放量一點幫助也沒有。
美國上訴法院第九巡迴法庭15日作出支持11個州和5個環保團體的相關決定，他們聲稱美國聯邦管理機構在設定小型貨車燃油經濟標準時，忽視了二氧化碳排放量可能帶來的影響。
法院將這個決定送回美國國家公路交通安全管理局以對汽油里程標準進行環境評鑑的全面審查。這個決定是由巡迴法院資深法官弗萊徹（Betty Binns Fletcher）所作成的，其反對布希政府提出免除運動休旅車和小貨車燃油經濟標準的決定。
The Bush administration's fuel economy standards for many sport utility vehicles, minivans and pickup trucks have been rejected by a federal appeals court because they set a zero value on reducing emissions of carbon dioxide that cause global warming.
Thursday, the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals sided with 11 states and five environmental groups who argued federal regulators ignored the effects of carbon dioxide emissions when determining fuel economy standards for light trucks.
The court sent its decision back to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA, for a full Environmental Review of the gas mileage standards.
The ruling, written by Senior Circuit Judge Betty Binns Fletcher, found against the administration's decision to exempt SUVs and light trucks from fuel-economy standards.
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