What we can do is show the public that the $8bn has been invested wisely and created tangible benefits, " said Kevin Brubaker of the Environmental Law and Policy Centre, an advocacy group.

我们能做的就是让公众知道，这80亿的资金已被合理的支出，并受到可观的效果。” 游说组织环境法律和政策中心的凯文.布拉巴克表示。

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Lawyers at the Environmental Law and Policy Centre protest that this defies a basic provision of the Clean Water Act, that states cannot let pollution rise.

“环境法律和政策中心”(Environmental Law and Policy Centre)的律师抗议说该排放权违反了净水法中各州都不允许增加污染的基本规定。

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The investigation is in response to a complaint filed by the University of Victoria's Environmental Law Centre (ELC) and the campaign group Democracy Watch.

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