2006年06月30日
ENS美國,華盛頓特區報導;蔡秦怡編譯;莫聞審校
美國最高法院26日宣佈,準備著手處理有關全球暖化的爭議,並受理對聯邦政府提起之訴訟,該訴訟目標是要求聯邦政府管制二氧化碳及其他由車輛排放的溫室氣體。一個由各州及環保團體所組成的聯盟為此項判決喝采,此聯盟為了讓聯邦制定強制性溫室氣體管制規定,已奮鬥多時;他們同時也主張布希政府提出的自願性減量措施並不合法。
U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Global Warming Case
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it is prepared to wade into the global warming debate and consider a lawsuit that aims to require the federal government to regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles. The court's decision was hailed by a coalition of states and environmental groups who have long battled for mandatory federal regulation of emissions linked to global warming and who argue the Bush administration's voluntary measures are illegal.