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The Army Corps said that engineers did all the correct research.
美国陆军工程兵团表示，工程师们做了所有正确的研究。
They said that they made sure it was safe to dump the waste.
他们说他们保证倾倒垃圾是安全的。
But lawyers discovered that the engineers had researched a different area.
但律师们发现，工程师们研究的是另一个区域。
The Army Corps had permission to pump the waste far away from the coast.
美国陆军工程兵团获得许可将垃圾抽到离海岸很远的地方。
But Army Corps officials wanted to save money.
但美国陆军工程兵团官员想省钱。
So, they decided to pump the waste onto the surfer's beach and reef.
因此，他们决定把垃圾抽到冲浪者的海滩和珊瑚礁上。
After four years of fighting in court, the surfers won the legal case.
打了四年的官司后，冲浪者们赢得了这场官司。
Army engineers agreed to clean up all the waste they pumped onto the ocean floor.
军方工程师同意清理他们抽到海底的所有垃圾。
The waste will be removed but the damage will take a long time to heal.
垃圾将会被清除，但由此造成的损害需要很长时间才能复原。
It will take over 10 years for the reef to repair itself.
珊瑚礁需要10年以上的时间才能自我修复。
The surfers are happy they saved the reef.
冲浪者们很高兴他们拯救了珊瑚礁。
They protected the environment.
他们保护了环境。
And now they can continue to surf in clean water.
现在他们可以继续在干净的水中冲浪。
Riki DeSoto helped lead the protest against what happened to the Arecibo coast.
里基·德索托领导了反对阿雷西博海岸所发生的事情的抗议活动。
He believes that surfers are an important part of a coastal community and environment.
他认为，冲浪者是沿海社区和环境的重要组成部分。
"Surfers are affected people. They tell people about contamination, pollution and everything that is happening in the coast and beach.
“冲浪者是受影响的人。他们告诉人们污染、污染物以及海岸和海滩上所发生的一切。”
You know, we are the first ones out there so you got to respect your beach.
你们知道，我们是第一批在那里的人，所以你们得尊重你们的海滩。
You must protect the environment in which you improve yourself.
你们必须保护你们提升自我的环境。
Surfers should be like soldiers.
冲浪者应该像士兵一样。
Their job is the protection and enjoyment of the beach and the coast."
他们的任务是保护和享受海滩和海岸。”
Do you know what is happening in your local environment?
你们了解你们当地的环境发生了什么吗？
If there were a problem, would you be willing to fight to save it?
如果有问题，你们愿意为拯救它而战斗吗？
The surfers in Arecibo were.
阿雷西博的冲浪者们愿意。
And today they are ready to fight any environmental battle that comes their way.
现在，他们准备好迎接任何环境之战。
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