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[Headlines] (HL-사건/사고/법률) Hawaii Passes Bill to Ban Sun Care Products That Harm Coral
최고관리자  |  18-05-06 07:41

Lawmakers in the American state of Hawaii have passed a bill banning sunscreens that can harm coral reefs. If the state’s governor signs the bill, Hawaii would become the first state in the country to pass such a law. The bill would ban the sale of sun care products that contain the chemicals oxybenzone and octinoxate. Scientists say the two substances can harm coral, an important part of the ocean ecosystem and popular with tourists. The chemicals are found in more than 3,500 sunscreens worldwide, including Coppertone and Banana Boat products. Senator Mike Gabbard introduced the bill. He told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser newspaper, “Amazingly, this is a first-in-the-world law.” He added, “Our island paradise, surrounded by coral reefs, is the perfect place to set the gold standard for the world to follow." Craig Downs is a scientist. His 2015 peer-examined study found that oxybenzone threatened coral reefs. He found that as much as 14,000 tons of sunscreen ends up in coral reefs each year. He said the Hawaii bill is “the first real chance that local reefs have to recover.”
* lawmaker = 입법자/ pass a bill = 법안을 통과시키다/ bank = 금지하다/ harm = 해를 끼치다, 손상시키다/ coral reef = 산호초/ governor = (미국에서) 주지사; 총독/ oxybenzone = 옥시벤존. 백색 내지 회백색 분말. 자외선차단제로 피부에 국소도포한다/ ocean ecosystem = 해양 생태계/ popular with ~ = ~에게 인기있는/ gold standard = 최적표준/ end up in ~ = 결국 ~로 끝나다

Opponents of the bill question the science. Tina Yamaki is the president of the Retail Merchants of Hawaii. She said there are still not enough independent studies on the issue to know whether the chemicals cause harm to coral. And, she said, the ban might keep people from buying sunscreen products from local stores. The American Chemistry Council also opposed the bill, noting concerns over the risks of sun damage to skin. Sharon Har was one of four Hawaiian lawmakers who voted against the bill. She said, “Yes, we must protect the environment -- it is our number one resource -- but at the end of the day, studies have pointed to global warming, human contact, coastal development” as other major threats to coral. Many sunscreen manufacturers already sell “reef-friendly” products. And companies still have some time to sell products that contain the two chemicals; the ban would not take effect until January 2021.
* opponent (of ~) = (~에 대한) 반대자/ question = 의심하다, 의문을 갖다; 이의를 제기하다/ independent = (상황에 관련되어 있지 않아서 공정한 판단이 가능하게) 독립적인[독자적인]/ note = ~에 주목[주의]하다/ concern over ~ = ~에 대한 우려(걱정/관심)/ point to ~ = (이유로) ~을 들먹이다/ major threat (to ~) = (~에) 주요한 위협/ take effect = (법률이) 발효(실시)하다; 효력을 나타내다