2006年06月22日
ENS美國，華盛頓特區報導；謝芳怡編譯；莫聞審校
美國最高法院19日裁定，在淨水法案的規定下，聯邦政府對溼地的管理權是受到限制的，但裁決結果中並沒有對權力範圍做出進一步的界定。這樣的判決結果雖然稍稍消除了外界對淨水法案涵蓋範圍的爭議，卻也增加聯邦政府在保護溼地方面職責上的不確定性，而針對法院沒有對淨水法案的權限做出定義，首席法官羅伯特對此表示相當失望。
U.S. Supreme Court Decision Fails to Clarify Clean Water Act
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that there are limits to the federal government's authority to regulate wetlands under the Clean Water Act, but failed to agree on the confines of that power. The ruling does little to quell the controversy over the scope of the law and adds to the uncertainty about the federal government’s responsibility to protect wetlands. Chief Justice John Roberts expressed disappointment the court did not agree to define the limits of the law.
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