环保组织起诉联邦政府 阻止 Gate Canyon 爆破修路破坏历史遗迹
据路透社本周报道，多家环保组织起诉联邦政府，要求阻止在犹他州 Gate Canyon 地区以爆破方式修建道路，理由是工程将破坏19世纪"水牛士兵"（Buffalo Soldiers）留下的铭文与原住民岩画。
"水牛士兵"是美国内战后非裔骑兵部队的别称，其在犹他州荒漠地区留下的铭文被视为重要的非裔美国人历史遗迹。九英里峡谷（Nine Mile Canyon）一带以密集的原住民岩画闻名，被称为"世界上最长的艺术长廊"。
诉讼称，联邦机构在批准道路工程时未充分评估对文化资源的破坏，违反了《国家历史保护法》。原告要求法院发布禁令，暂停爆破作业直至完成合规审查。
联邦政府方面尚未就诉讼作出回应。近年来，美国西部多起能源与基建项目都因文化资源保护问题被告上法庭，历史遗迹与发展需求的平衡成为持续争议的话题。
Conservation Groups Sue to Block Blasting for Road in Gate Canyon, Citing Historic Inscriptions
Conservation groups sued the federal government this week seeking to block blasting for a road project in Utah's Gate Canyon, which they say would destroy 19th-century Buffalo Soldiers inscriptions and Native American rock art, Reuters reported.
The Buffalo Soldiers were Black cavalry regiments formed after the Civil War; their desert inscriptions are considered significant African American historic resources. Nine Mile Canyon is famed for dense Native American rock art, sometimes called the world's longest art gallery.
The suit alleges federal agencies approved the road without adequately assessing cultural-resource damage, violating the National Historic Preservation Act. Plaintiffs seek an injunction halting blasting pending compliance review.
The federal government has not responded to the suit. In recent years, multiple Western energy and infrastructure projects have faced lawsuits over cultural resources, and balancing historic preservation with development remains a running dispute.
图片来源：九英里峡谷岩画，Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0，摄影：Mramoeba
