Yuli 4, 2020
Sakataren Tsaro Mark T. Esper
Ma'aikatar Tsaro
Sakataren Navy Richard V. Spencer
Sashen Navy
Nora Macariola-Duba
Naval Facility Injin Injiniyan Nauyin Pacific
258 Makalapa Drive, Suite 100
Harhar Pearl, Hawaii 96860-3134
Re: Gudanar da Gwajin Tsibirin Mariana da Gwaji na plementarshen EIS / OEIS Bayanin Jama'a
Ya kamata manyan sakatarori masu wadatar zuci da Spencer da Matar Macariola-Duba:
Mu manyan rukuni ne na masana, manazarta soja, masu bayar da shawarwari, da sauran kwararru a fannin soji daga kowane bangare na siyasa wadanda suke rubuce cikin goyon baya sosai game da bincike da damuwar da aka nuna ta Hanyar Kawancenmu ta 670 (wani yanki ne mai zaman kansa na Tsibiri na Arewacin Mariana ( CNMI) kungiya mai taimakon al'umma) a cikin martani ga Cibiyar Horar da Tsibirin Mariana ta Amurka da Gwajin Karshe na EIS / OEIS.
Muna raba dambar Yankin mu 670 cewa Navy bai cika bukatun Tsarin Kariyar muhalli na Kasa (NEPA) ba. Muna shiga cikin Commonaukatar da Yankunanmu na 670 don tallafawa:
1) “Kariyar kasanmu, tekuna da sararin sama daga sake gurbatawa” ta kowane bangare da kuma ayyukan Sojojin Amurka, da
2) dakatar da duk wani horo da aka gabatar, gwaji, motsa jiki, da sauran ayyukan (watau, "babu wani aiki" madadin ") har sai Navy zai iya nuna kimiyya cewa" ba a taɓa faruwa ba kuma ba zai kasance mai zuwa nan gaba kai tsaye ba, kai tsaye, ko tarawa. Tasiri ga [tsibiran Mariana) kusa da muhalli daga wuta mai rai da tashin bama-bamai. ” Mun lura cewa Rundunar Sojojin Amurka da sojojin Amurkan suna da dogon tarihi, suna da tarihi na gurbata ruwa, kasa, da iska a tsibirin Mariana da kuma lalata lafiyar mutanen yankin.1
Membobin kungiyar Overseas Base Realignment da Rufewa (Ciki) (OBRACC) sunyi nazari da rubuce rubuce sosai game da sansanonin sojan Amurka a ketare da tasirinsu ga al'ummomin yanki da muhalli. Yawancin membobin OBRACC sun kasance masana shekaru da yawa. Gaba ɗaya, mun wallafa da dama na labarai da rahotanni, aƙalla littattafai takwas, da sauran manyan littattafai kan bincikenmu.
Ƙasantawa na Ƙasashen waje da Ƙulla Ƙarƙashin
OBRACC tana goyan bayan bincike game da Commonwararren Wewararren Yankin mu 670 wajen tattara matsaloli masu yawa, raunanan rashi na binciken Navy game da yiwuwar tasirin aikin soja a cikin Marianas. Mun damu musamman da cewa:
1) EIS / OEIS na plementarshe na Karshe ba ya magance matsalar lafiyar mutum da tasirin muhalli na mutumtaka na horo na sojojin ruwa da ayyukan gwaji a Yankin horo da Gwajin Gwajin Mariana (MITT). Musamman, muna nuna damuwa game da tasirin kiwon lafiya na lalacewar bala'in Navy da sauran gurɓatattun ruwan Navy a kan tsibiran Mariana, yawancinsu sun dogara ne da dabbobin ruwa da aka girbe daga waɗannan ruwa a matsayin tushen abinci na farko.
2) Yankin Mu Na Zamani 670 yana tattara gazawar Navy don gudanar da ingantaccen, ƙididdigar kimiya game da matsalar gurɓataccen aikin da sojojin Navy ke ciki a cikin MITT. Sojojin Navy suna kamar dai sun yi watsi da binciken da aka yi a kimiyyance wanda ke yin tambaya game da matsayin sojojin Navy cewa ayyukansa na soja nan gaba ba za su yi tasiri ba.
3) Rundunar sojojin ruwa ta yi iƙirari game da tasirin ayyukan Navy a kan wadatar abinci, musamman abinci na ruwa, waɗanda ba su da tushe a cikin binciken kimiyya na batun. Abubuwan da ba su da adadi, na samfuri marasa amfani waɗanda ba a ɗauka a matsayin tushe na ƙarshen Navy cewa babu wani tasirin lafiyar ɗan adam ba ya wuce matsayin binciken kimiyya. Rundunar Sojin ba ta bayyana da daukar binciken kimiyya na Gary Denton da abokan aikinta da suka sami mummunan gurbatacciyar gurbatacciyar iska da sauran gurbata soja2. Kamar yadda Commonimarmu ta Zamanin 670 ta nuna, Rundunar Sojan ruwan ba ta yin amfani da bayanan ƙarancin tarihi game da hanyoyin abinci da mutanen Mariamas ke amfani da su wanda ya zarce yadda ake sarrafa kifin.
4) Yankin Al'amuran mu 670 ya tattara bayanan gazawar Navy don tantance tasirin gurɓataccen gurɓataccen haɗari ga Yakin Duniya na II. Nazarin ilimin kimiyya ya nuna ci gaba da mahimmancin lalacewar muhalli tun yakin duniya na II. Ruwayar Navy ta tabbatar da cewa babu manyan matsalolin kiwon lafiya ba tare da gabatar da bayanai kan kofofin matakan gurbata ko hauhawar da ake sa ran samun horo da ayyukan gwaji ba.
A rufe, muna sake kira ga Rundunar Sojojin ruwa da Pentagon da su sa ido sosai a kan bayanan Kayan Bautarmu na 670, kamar yadda tsarin NEPA ya nema, da kuma soke dukkan ayyukan da aka tsara har sai Navy zai iya nuna cewa ayyukansa ba zai haifar da kai tsaye ba. , ko tarawar muhalli a cikin tsibirin Mariamas.
Membobinmu suna nan don amsa tambayoyin da zaku samu. Da fatan za a tuntuɓi Dr. David Vine a vine@american.edu ko 202-885-2923.
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Ƙasantawa na Ƙasashen waje da Ƙulla Ƙarƙashin
Abun haɗin membobin da aka jera a ƙasa don dalilai na tantancewa kawai.
Medea Benjamin, CoDirector, CODEPINK
Leah Bolger, CDR, US Navy (Ret.), Shugaba World BEYOND War
Cynthia Enloe, Farfesa na Bincike, Jami'ar Clark
John Feffer darekta ne na manufofin harkokin waje a Mayar da hankali
Joseph Gerson, Mataimakin Shugaban kasa, Ofishin Zaman Lafiya na Duniya
Kate Kizer, Daraktan siyasa, Win Ba tare da War ba
Barry Klein, Policyungiyar Hadin gwiwar Siyasa
John Lindsay-Poland, marubucin Emperors a cikin Jungle: Tarihin ɓoye na Amurka a
Panama (Jami'ar Jami'ar Duke)
Catherine Lutz, Farfesa a fannin nazarin rayuwar dan adam da nazarin kasa da kasa, Jami'ar Brown
Miriam Pemberton, Mataimakin ellowan ellowungiyar, Cibiyar Nazarin Siyasa
Delbert Spurlock, Babban Mashawarcin Janar na Sojojin Amurka 1981-1983; ASA M & A 1983-1989.
David Swanson, Babban Darakta, World BEYOND War
David Vine, Farfesa na Anthropology, Jami'ar Amurka
Allan Vogel, Policyungiyar Hadin Kan Policyasashen waje
Lawrence B. Wilkerson, Col., Sojan Amurka (Ret.) / Tsohon Shugaban Ma’aikata ga Sakataren Harkokin Waje Colin
Powell / Ziyarar Farfesa na Gwamnati da Manyan Jama'a, Kwaleji na William da Maryamu
1. Duba, misali, Catherine Lutz, “Baitukan Sojojin Amurka akan Guam a Dunkule,” Jaridar Asiya-Pacific, 30-3-10, 26 ga Yuli, 2010, https://apjjf.org/-Catherine-Lutz/ 3389 / labarin.html; David Vine, Yankin Base: Yadda Sojojin Amurka ke Ganin Bautar Hausar Amurka da Duniya (Babban Littattafai, 2015), babi. 7; da bayanin kula 2.
2. Gary RW Denton, et al., “Tasirin WWII Dumpsites akan Saipan (CNMI): Matsayin alaukar ofaƙwalwar ofasa da Tsarin Harshe,” Binciken Yanayi da Polwarewar 23asawar 2016 (11339): 11348-2018; Gary RW Denton, et al., Kimantawar alaukar Tsarin ofwararruwar Sediments da Zaɓaɓɓen Biota daga Ruwayar Amurka ta tunawa da ambaton Nearshore Ruwa, Saipan, (CNMI), Rahoton Kammalallen Rahoton Cibiyar WERI-perativeungiyar Tsabtace Tsabtace Yanayi, 25; Gary RW Denton, et al,, "Tasirin Guguwar Kogin Nishi a Tsibiri ) 2009-424.
