法院坚持在不列颠哥伦比亚扩大集装箱设施,尽管担心对虎鲸和鲑鱼的影响。 Court upholds container facility expansion in BC despite concerns over impact on killer whales and salmon.

环境团体在不列颠哥伦比亚省失去了一场反对扩大集装箱设施的法律斗争,认为破坏鲑鱼栖息地会损害南方居民虎鲸和鲑鱼。 Environmental groups lost a legal battle against the expansion of a container facility in British Columbia, arguing it would harm southern resident killer whales and salmon by destroying salmon habitat. 联邦法院裁定联邦政府的核准是合理的,指出为保护鲸鱼规定了条件。 The Federal Court ruled the federal government's approval was reasonable, stating conditions were imposed to protect the whales. 生态公正将这一决定称为物种保护的一个挫折。 Ecojustice called the decision a setback for species protection.