环保非政府组织(NGO)就备受关注的疑似土壤污染致江苏常州一学校学生患病事件对三家化工厂提起诉讼。
Environmental NGOs are suing three chemical plants in a high-profile case of alleged soil contamination that may have affected students at a school in Changzhou, Jiangsu.
江苏省常州市中级人民法院新闻发言人张建文上周日证实，该院受理了这一公益诉讼。
Zhang Jianwen, spokesman for Changzhou Intermediate People's Court in Jiangsu province, confirmed last Sunday that a public interest lawsuit has been filed with the court.
这一诉讼是由自然之友和中国生物多样性保护与绿色发展基金会联合发起的。
The suit has been brought by the groups Friends of Nature, China Biodiversity Conservation and the Green Development Foundation.
这两家环保NGO指控三家化工厂污染了环境。在起诉书中，它们要求法院判令被告企业消除原厂址污染物，并承担生态环境修复费用。
The two NGOs allege that the three chemical factories polluted the environment. They asked the court to order the factories to remove pollutants and to pay environmental restoration fees, according to the indictment.
张建文表示：“我们会关注这一案件，并依法严格执行公共诉讼程序。”此外，他并未透露此案将于何时审理等更多细节。
Zhang said, "We'll pay attention to the case and strictly carry out the procedures for public lawsuits in line with the law." He did not release further details about the case, such as when it will be heard.
该组织的一名名叫王文勇的律师表示，该诉讼是基于在污染发生之后，三大环保非政府组织进行的调查而进行的。
Wang Wenyong, a lawyer at the foundation, said the litigation is based on surveys the three NGOs carried out after the alleged pollution occurred.
他说：“在和自然之友协商过后，我们决定共同努力，对那些工厂提起民事公益诉讼。”
After negotiations with Friends of Nature, "we decided to combine efforts to bring a civil public interest lawsuit against the factories", he said.
此外，他还补充说道：“我们正在研究和收集案件的其他证据，并考虑在适当的时间，向其他部门上诉。”
"We are studying and collecting other evidence in the case and are considering appealing to other departments involved with it at an appropriate time," he added.