2019-03-21-Administration from Drilling on Federal Land

原文載于FORTUNE雜志:http://fortune.com/2019/03/20/federal-judge-oil-drilling-federal-lands/

Administration from Drilling on Federal Land

By ERIN CORBETT March 20, 2019

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A federal judge has ruled the Interior Department failed to consider the environmental impact of oil and gas leasing in the Western U.S. states in violation of U.S. law, the Washington Post reports. 據(jù)《華盛頓郵報》報道,一名聯(lián)邦法官裁定,美國內(nèi)政部沒有考慮美國西部各州石油和天然氣租賃對環(huán)境的影響,這違反了美國法律。
The Tuesday decision by Judge Rudolph Contreras for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia is the first to challenge the Trump administration’s plans to boost fossil fuel production.
In his decision, Contreras said the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management “did not sufficiently consider climate change” when it decided to auction off federal land in Wyoming that would be used for gas and oil drilling. 周二,美國哥倫比亞特區(qū)地方法院法官魯?shù)婪?孔特雷拉斯(Rudolph Contreras)作出裁定,這是首次對特朗普政府計劃增加化石燃料生產(chǎn)提出的挑戰(zhàn)。
The ruling will at least temporarily protect 300,000 acres of Wyoming land from drilling. Contacted by Fortune, a spokesperson for Interior declined to say whether the Trump administration will appeal the decision. 這項裁決將至少暫時保護(hù)懷俄明州30萬英畝的土地不受鉆探?!敦敻弧冯s志聯(lián)系了內(nèi)政部發(fā)言人,但其拒絕透露特朗普政府是否會對這一決定提出上訴。
The case was filed in August 2016 by two advocacy groups, WildEarth Guardians and Physicians for Social Responsibility, during Barack Obama’s presidency. In response, the Obama administration ordered a three-year moratorium on new oil and gas leases on federal property to consider their effects on climate. 2016年8月,在巴拉克?奧巴馬(Barack Obama)擔(dān)任總統(tǒng)期間,兩個倡導(dǎo)團(tuán)體——wilguardians和Physicians for Social Responsibility——提起了訴訟。作為回應(yīng),奧巴馬政府下令暫停在聯(lián)邦土地上租賃新的石油和天然氣,為期三年,以考慮它們對氣候的影響。
Soon after taking office in January 2017, President Trump rescinded Obama’s moratorium and Clean Power Plan in a sweeping executive order intended to increase domestic oil and gas production. To that end, Trump’s made other changes, such as approving the Keystone XL Pipeline and completion of the Dakota Access Pipeline. 2017年1月就職后不久,特朗普總統(tǒng)撤銷了奧巴馬的延期和清潔能源計劃,發(fā)布了一項旨在增加國內(nèi)石油和天然氣產(chǎn)量的全面行政命令。為此,特朗普做出了其他改變,比如批準(zhǔn)Keystone XL輸油管道和達(dá)科塔輸油管道的竣工。
Recent reports suggest the president also plans to open federal waters to oil and gas drilling, including off the East Coast in the Atlantic Ocean, Reuters reports. 據(jù)路透社報道,最近的報道顯示,總統(tǒng)還計劃向包括大西洋東海岸外的石油和天然氣鉆探開放聯(lián)邦水域。
When Fortune asked about the Trump administration’s oil-drilling plans, Joe Balash, assistant secretary for land and minerals management at Interior, said in a statement: “President Trump has given clear direction that he wants to safely secure additional domestic energy from public lands on behalf of the American people… that will result in more jobs and economic growth, make America safer, benefit state and local conservation programs, and improve infrastructure.” 當(dāng)《財富》雜志問及特朗普政府的石油開采計劃時,內(nèi)政部負(fù)責(zé)土地和礦產(chǎn)管理的助理部長喬·巴拉什在一份聲明中說:“特朗普總統(tǒng)已經(jīng)明確指示,他希望代表美國人民安全地從公共土地上獲取更多的國內(nèi)能源……這將導(dǎo)致更多的就業(yè)和經(jīng)濟(jì)增長,使美國更安全,使州和地方保護(hù)計劃受益,并改善基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施?!?/td>
  • administration
    ① (N-UNCOUNT) 管理;經(jīng)營;行政事務(wù) Administration is the range of activities connected with organizing and supervising the way that an organization or institution functions.
    ② (N-UNCOUNT) 實施;執(zhí)行;監(jiān)管 The administration of something is the process of organizing and supervising it.
    ③ (N-SING) (公司或機(jī)構(gòu)的)管理部門,行政部門 The administration of a company or institution is the group of people who organize and supervise it.
    ④ (N-COUNT) (尤指美國)政府 You can refer to a country's government as the administration; used especially in the United States.
  • drill
    ① (N-COUNT) 鉆頭;鉆床;電鉆 A drill is a tool or machine that you use for making holes.
    ② (VERB) 鉆(孔);打(眼) When you drill into something or drill a hole in something, you make a hole in it using a drill.
    ③ (VERB) 鉆探(石油或水源) When people drill for oil or water, they search for it by drilling deep holes in the ground or in the bottom of the sea.
    ④ (N-COUNT) (學(xué)生的)反復(fù)練習(xí) A drill is a way that teachers teach their students something by making them repeat it many times.
    ⑤ (VERB) 教…做練習(xí);反復(fù)訓(xùn)練 If you drill people, you teach them to do something by making them repeat it many times.
    ⑥ (N-VAR) (尤指士兵進(jìn)行的)練習(xí),訓(xùn)練,操練 A drill is repeated training for a group of people, especially soldiers, so that they can do something quickly and efficiently.
  • lease
    ① (N-COUNT) 租約;租契;出租協(xié)議 A lease is a legal agreement by which the owner of a building, a piece of land, or something such as a car allows someone else to use it for a period of time in return for money.
    ② (VERB) 租借;租用;出租 If you lease property or something such as a car from someone or if they lease it to you, they allow you to use it in return for regular payments of money.
    ③ (PHRASE) (較昔日更加)煥發(fā)生機(jī);重振雄風(fēng) If you say that someone or something has been given a new lease of life, you are emphasizing that they are much more lively or successful than they have been in the past.
  • violation
    ① (VERB) 違反,違背,違犯(協(xié)議、法律或承諾) If someone violates an agreement, law, or promise, they break it.
    ② (VERB) 侵犯(隱私);攪擾;打攪 If you violate someone's privacy or peace, you disturb it.
    ③ (VERB) 污損;褻瀆 If someone violates a special place, for example a grave, they damage it or treat it with disrespect.
  • temporarily
    (adv)暫時地; 臨時地;
  • protect
    ① (VERB) 保護(hù);防護(hù) To protect someone or something means to prevent them from being harmed or damaged.
    ② (VERB) (保險單)為…提供保險 If an insurance policy protects you against an event such as death, injury, fire, or theft, the insurance company will give you or your family money if that event happens.
  • acre
    (N-COUNT) 英畝(等于4,840平方碼或4,047平方米) An acre is an area of land measuring 4840 square yards or 4047 square metres.
  • contact
    ① (N-UNCOUNT) (尤指經(jīng)常性的)聯(lián)系,聯(lián)絡(luò) Contact involves meeting or communicating with someone, especially regularly.
    ② (PHRASE) 保持聯(lián)系;有聯(lián)系 If you are in contact with someone, you regularly meet them or communicate with them.
    ③ (VERB) 聯(lián)系;聯(lián)絡(luò) If you contact someone, you telephone them, write to them, or go to see them in order to tell or ask them something.
    ④ (ADJ) (信息、電話號碼等)供聯(lián)系的,供聯(lián)絡(luò)的 Your contact details or number are information such as a telephone number where you can be contacted.
    ⑤ (N-UNCOUNT) 接觸;遇見 If you come into contact with someone or something, you meet that person or thing in the course of your work or other activities.
    ⑥ (PHR-RECIP) 與…聯(lián)絡(luò);和…取得聯(lián)系 If you make contact with someone, you find out where they are and talk or write to them.
    ⑦ (PHR-RECIP) 與…失去聯(lián)系;與…斷了聯(lián)系 If you lose contact with someone who you have been friendly with, you no longer see them, speak to them, or write to them.
    ⑧ (N-UNCOUNT) 觸碰;接觸 When people or things are in contact, they are touching each other.
    ⑨ (N-UNCOUNT) (無線電)聯(lián)絡(luò),通信 Radio contact is communication by means of radio.
    ⑩ (N-COUNT) 熟人;有用的社會關(guān)系 A contact is someone you know in an organization or profession who helps you or gives you information.
  • decline
    ① (VERB) 下降;減少;衰退;衰落 If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
    ② (VERB) 婉拒;謝絕 If you decline something or decline to do something, you politely refuse to accept it or do it.
    ③ (N-VAR) 下降;減少;衰退;衰落 If there is a decline in something, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or quality.
    ④ (PHRASE) 逐漸勢微;正在衰退 If something is in decline or on the decline, it is gradually decreasing in importance, quality, or power.
    ⑤ (PHRASE) 走下坡路;開始衰退 If something goes or falls into decline, it begins to gradually decrease in importance, quality, or power.
  • appeal
    ① (VERB) 呼吁;懇請;懇求 If you appeal to someone to do something, you make a serious and urgent request to them.
    ② (N-COUNT) 呼吁;懇請;懇求 An appeal is a serious and urgent request.
    ③ (N-COUNT) (為慈善或正義事業(yè)的)募捐 An appeal is an attempt to raise money for a charity or for a good cause.
    ④ (VERB) 上訴;申訴 If you appeal to someone in authority against a decision, you formally ask them to change it. In British English, you appeal against something. In American English, you appeal something.
    ⑤ (N-VAR) 上訴;申訴 An appeal is a formal request for a decision to be changed.
    ⑥ (VERB) 對…有吸引力;使感興趣 If something appeals to you, you find it attractive or interesting.
    ⑦ (N-UNCOUNT) 吸引力;感染力 The appeal of something is a quality that it has which people find attractive or interesting.
  • advocacy
    ① (N-SING) 擁護(hù);提倡;主張 Someone's advocacy of a particular action or plan is their act of recommending it publicly.
    ② (N-UNCOUNT) 辯護(hù);辯護(hù)術(shù) Advocacy is the way in which lawyers deal with cases in court.
    ③ (N-UNCOUNT) (試圖影響政府或其他權(quán)力機(jī)構(gòu)決策的)游說(團(tuán)體或組織) An advocacy group or organization is one that tries to influence the decisions of a government or other authority.
  • presidency
    (N-COUNT) 總統(tǒng)職位;總裁職位;主席職位 The presidency of a country or organization is the position of being the president or the period of time during which someone is president.
  • moratorium
    (N-COUNT) (行動或活動的)暫停,中止 A moratorium on a particular activity or process is the stopping of it for a fixed period of time, usually as a result of an official agreement.
  • property
    ① (N-UNCOUNT) 財產(chǎn);資產(chǎn);所有物 Someone's property is all the things that belong to them or something that belongs to them.
    ② (N-VAR) 房地產(chǎn) A property is a building and the land belonging to it.
    ③ (N-COUNT) 特性;性質(zhì);性能;屬性 The properties of a substance or object are the ways in which it behaves in particular conditions.
  • rescind
    (VERB) 廢除;廢止;撤銷;停止 If a government or a group of people in power rescind a law or agreement, they officially withdraw it and state that it is no longer valid.
  • sweeping
    ① (ADJ) (彎曲)大幅度的,延伸的 A sweeping curve is a long wide curve.
    ② (ADJ-GRADED) (陳述、總結(jié))一概而論的,籠統(tǒng)的 If someone makes a sweeping statement or generalization, they make a statement which applies to all things of a particular kind, although they have not considered all the relevant facts carefully.
    ③ (ADJ-GRADED) (變化)巨大的,重要的,有廣泛影響的,深遠(yuǎn)的 Sweeping changes are large and very important or significant.
  • domestic
    ① (ADJ) 國內(nèi)的;本國的 Domestic political activities, events, and situations happen or exist within one particular country.
    ② (ADJ) 家務(wù)的 Domestic duties and activities are concerned with the running of a home and family.
    ③ (ADJ) 家用的 Domestic items and services are intended to be used in people's homes rather than in factories or offices.
  • to that end,
    為此
  • approve
    ① (VERB) 贊成;同意 If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.
    ② (VERB) 贊許;嘉許;喜歡 If you approve of someone or something, you like and admire them.
    ③ (VERB) 批準(zhǔn);認(rèn)可;通過 If someone in a position of authority approves a plan or idea, they formally agree to it and say that it can happen.
    ④ (VERB) 批準(zhǔn);核準(zhǔn) If a product or person is approved by an official organization, they are declared to be of a good enough standard to be used or employed.
  • completion
    (n)完成,結(jié)束; 實現(xiàn); [數(shù)]求全法; 期滿;
  • assistant
    ① (ADJ) (用于頭銜或職務(wù)前,表示級別略低)助理的,副的 Assistant is used in front of titles or jobs to indicate a slightly lower rank. For example, an assistant director is one rank lower than a director in an organization.
    ② (N-COUNT) 助手;助理;副手 Someone's assistant is a person who helps them in their work.
    ③ (N-COUNT) 店員;售貨員 An assistant is a person who works in a shop selling things to customers.
  • statement
    ① (N-COUNT) (正式或明確的口頭或書面)陳述,聲明 A statement is something that you say or write which gives information in a formal or definite way.
    ② (N-COUNT) (為某一場合特別發(fā)表的)官方聲明,正式聲明 A statement is an official or formal announcement that is issued on a particular occasion.
    ③ (N-COUNT) (嫌疑人或證人向警方提供的)陳述,證詞 You can refer to the official account of events which a suspect or a witness gives to the police as a statement .
    ④ (N-COUNT) (意見或觀點的)表現(xiàn),表達(dá) If you describe an action or thing as a statement, you mean that it clearly expresses a particular opinion or idea that you have.
    ⑤ (N-COUNT) 財務(wù)報表;結(jié)算單 A printed document showing how much money has been paid into and taken out of a bank or building society account is called a statement .
  • behalf
    ① (PHRASE) 代表(亦使用 in someone's behalf,主要用于美國英語中) If you do something on someone's behalf, you do it for that person as their representative. The form in someone's behalf is also used, mainly in American English.
    ② (PHRASE) 為(某人);替(某人) If you feel, for example, embarrassed or angry on someone's behalf, you feel embarrassed or angry for them.
  • on behalf of
    為了…的利益; 代表…
  • conservation
    ① (N-UNCOUNT) (對環(huán)境的)保護(hù) Conservation is saving and protecting the environment.
    ② (N-UNCOUNT) (對文物或藝術(shù)品的) 保護(hù) Conservation is saving and protecting historical objects or works of art such as paintings, sculptures, or buildings.
    ③ (N-UNCOUNT) 節(jié)約;防止浪費(fèi) The conservation of a supply of something is the careful use of it so that it lasts for a long time.
  • infrastructure
    (N-VAR) (國家、社會、組織賴以行使職能的)基礎(chǔ)建設(shè),基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施 The infrastructure of a country, society, or organization consists of the basic facilities such as transport, communications, power supplies, and buildings, which enable it to function.
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