"The implication for me is we still have a long way to go to reduce toxic air pollution to protect the public, " said John Walke, a senior attorney at the Natural Resources Defense Council.

“这对于我来说的言外之意是，为了降低有毒空气的污染，保护公共安全，我们还有很长的路要走”自然资源保护委员会的高级律师约翰 沃尔克说。

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Liz Walke, from Save the DGH campaign, said the length of time it took to travel between Hastings and Eastbourne was a crucial factor.

BBC: Campaign poster

Environmentalists, like John Walke of Natural Resources Defense Council, say the Bush administration is abandoning an essential tool to force those plant to clean up fast.

NPR: EPA Proposal Eases Rules on Pollution Controls

Mr. JOHN WALKE (Natural Resources Defense Council): The dirty little secret behind the Bush administration's air pollution agenda is to stretch out the time for power plants to clean up over the next two decades and to call that progress while eliminating clean air protections that would require them to clean up today.

NPR: EPA Proposal Eases Rules on Pollution Controls