Ti awọn ẹgbẹ Amẹrika kan wa ti awọn Iraaki ti njijakadi pẹlu awọn ipa ilera ti ekuran ti a ti dinku, awọn bombu ti o ni opo, awọn funfun phosphorous, ati gbogbo awọn ẹja ogun ti o le ni ibatan, o le jẹ awọn alaini dudu ati awọn talaka julọ ti Gibsland, ni ariwa Louisiana.
Eyi ni bii op-ed ni New York Times lati ọdọ olugbe kan ṣe apejuwe ipo wọn:
“Fun awọn ọdun, ọkan ninu awọn agbanisiṣẹ nla julọ ni agbegbe yẹn ni Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant, to awọn maili mẹrin si Minden. Ile-iṣẹ Aabo Ayika ṣe atokọ ohun ọgbin bi aaye Superfund nitori pe fun ọdun 40 diẹ sii 'omi apanirun ti ko ni itọju ti ko ni nkan lati awọn iṣẹ ile-iṣẹ ni a kojọpọ ni awọn akopọ kọnkiti ni ọkọọkan awọn agbegbe laini fifuye pupọ,' ati sọ di ofo sinu '16 ọkan-acre awọn lagoons omi pupa. '”
Ati nisisiyi (lati Truthout.org):
"Lẹhin awọn osu ti awọn iṣedede alajọpọ laarin Army ati awọn ile-iṣẹ ijọba ati awọn aṣalẹ Federal, Idajọ Idaabobo Ayika (EPA) kede kede ipinnu eto pajawiri kan lati sun 15 milionu poun ti M6 - titi di 80,000 poun ni ọjọ kan lori ọdun kan - ni ṣiṣi 'Awọn apẹja iná' ni Camp Minden, ilana ilana imukuro ti awọn alagbawi ayika sọ pe igba atijọ ni ati ti a ti ṣe atipo ni awọn orilẹ-ede miiran. Išišẹ naa yoo jẹ ọkan ninu awọn ipe ti o tobi julo ti o ni ina ni itan Amẹrika. "
Ni gbogbo igba ni igba diẹ - ni ayika Vieques tabi Jeju Island tabi Pagan Island - awọn ajo ayika wa ara wọn ni idojukọ igun kekere kan ti apanirun nla ti ayika naa. Lakoko ti awọn ẹgbẹ ayika nla dabi ẹni pe ko ṣeeṣe lati dojukọ igbekalẹ ogun funrararẹ titi di igba ti o pẹ, o yẹ ki a gba awọn aye wọnyi lati gba wọn niyanju. Nitori won wa mu lori ologun lori sisun yii. Ọpọlọpọ awọn ọmọ ẹgbẹ iṣaaju ti ologun AMẸRIKA wa ti o le sọ fun wọn nipa awọn ipa ilera ti awọn jijo ni odi, eyiti awọn oniwosan tọka si bi “Opo Agenda tuntun naa. ” EPA le fọwọsi awọn ajafitafita lori ẹniti o ṣẹda awọn ajalu ayika julọ laarin Amẹrika. Akiyesi: O bẹrẹ pẹlu mil ati awọn orin pẹlu adashe.
Iwuri akọkọ lẹhin diẹ ninu awọn ogun ni ifẹ lati ṣakoso awọn orisun ti o fa majele ilẹ, paapaa epo ati gaasi. Otitọ yẹn, ti a maa n parada, yẹ ki awa ti o fiyesi nipa ọjọ-ọla ayé dojukọ. Awọn ogun kii ṣe lati daabobo wa ṣugbọn si pa wa run, nipasẹ iran ti ikorira ati nipasẹ iparun ti aye wa. Ṣiṣẹjade ti agbaye ti o tobi julọ, ti o jẹ apanirun ologun julọ kii ṣe iwọn aabo ni ọran ti ogun to dara ba wa, ṣugbọn gangan ohun ti Eisenhower kilọ pe yoo jẹ, ẹrọ ina ti awọn ogun. $ Aimọye $ 1 ti Amẹrika ṣubu sinu ẹrọ ogun ni ọdun kọọkan ti nilo fun aabo Idaabobo ayika. Ati awọn ogun ipa-lilo inawo ko enrich wa; o pa wa lakoko fifokansi ọrọ kuro ni awọn aaye bii Gibsland. Iyẹn jẹ ọpọlọpọ awọn isalẹ fun igbekalẹ ti iṣẹ akọkọ ni lati pa ọpọlọpọ awọn eniyan alaiṣẹ lakoko ti o ti yọ wa kuro ominira ilu.
Ṣugbọn, pada si idojukọ ayika. Ati epo. Epo le ti mu tabi sisun ni ina, bi ni Gulf War, ṣugbọn nipataki o fi si gbogbo awọn eroja ti o nfa ayika afẹfẹ aye, ti o fi gbogbo wa si ewu. Diẹ ninu awọn pẹlu agbara ti epo pẹlu ogo ti o yẹ ati heroism ti ogun, ki awọn agbara ti o ṣe atunṣe ti ko ni ewu ajalu agbaye ti wa ni wo bi awọn ibanuje ati ọna abayori lati mu wa ero. Ija ti ogun pẹlu epo n lọ kọja eyi, sibẹsibẹ. Awọn ogun tikararẹ, boya tabi ko ja fun epo, njẹ titobi nla. Ọkan ninu awọn onibara ti o ga julọ ti aye ti epo, ni otitọ, jẹ awọn ologun US.
Ologun AMẸRIKA jo nipa bii awọn agba 340,000 ti epo lojoojumọ. Ti Pentagon ba jẹ orilẹ-ede kan, yoo wa ni ipo 38th ti ọdun 196 ni lilo epo. Ko si igbekalẹ miiran ti o wa ni isunmọtosi si ologun ni eyi tabi awọn iru miiran ti iparun ayika. (Ṣugbọn gbiyanju lati ṣe iwari otitọ yẹn ni irin-ajo gigun-opo gigun.)
Agbegbe bi a ti mọ ọ yoo ko ni ewu iparun ogun. O tun le ma yọ ninu ogun "ogun", ti a mọye si pe awọn ọna ogun ni o wa bayi. A ti ṣe awọn ibajẹ ibanujẹ nipasẹ awọn ogun ati nipasẹ iwadi, idanwo, ati ṣiṣe ti a ṣe ni igbaradi fun awọn ogun. Awọn ogun ni ọdun to šẹšẹ ti ṣe awọn agbegbe nla ti ko ni ibugbe ati ti o ṣe ipilẹṣẹ ọkẹ àìmọye ti awọn asasala. Ogun "awọn onijagidijagan ti o ni arun ti o ni ibakalẹ bi idibajẹ agbaye ti ibajẹ ati iku," ni ibamu si Jennifer Leaning of School Medical School Harvard.
Boya awọn ohun ija ti o pọ julo ti o fi sile nipasẹ awọn ogun ni awọn mines ilẹ ati awọn bombu ti awọn iṣupọ. Ọpọlọpọ awọn ọgọrun-un ti wọn ni a ṣe afihan lati wa ni isinmọ lori ilẹ, lai gbagbe eyikeyi awọn kede ti a ti sọ alafia. Ọpọlọpọ ninu awọn olufaragba wọn jẹ awọn alagbada, oṣuwọn pupọ ninu wọn awọn ọmọde.
O jẹ iyanu lati ni awọn ajo ni bayi ati lẹẹkansi nija awọn ẹya pataki ti iparun ogun fa. Ni isalẹ jẹ a lẹta ti o wa pe gbogbo alafia ati ayika ati alafia ayika-ayika ni agbaye yẹ ki o wọle si:
Cynthia Giles, Alakoso Iranlọwọ
Office ti Imudaniloju ati Imudaniloju Idaabobo US. Idaabobo Idaabobo Ayika
William Jefferson Clinton Ilé
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
E-mail: 2201A
Washington, DC 20460 Giles-Aa.cynthia@Epa.gov
NI TI ELECTRONIC MAIL
RE: Daaṣe sisun sisun ti awọn onibara M6 ni Camp Minden, Louisiana
Oluṣakoso Olukọni Giles Giles,
A, awọn ẹgbẹ ti a fi orukọ rẹ silẹ, darapọ mọ awọn olugbe ilu Louisiana, awọn oṣiṣẹ ati awọn idile ni ipe wọn fun ayipada ti o lewu lati ṣii sisun awọn apani ti o ni ewu ni Camp Minden.
A ṣe lodi si eto naa nipasẹ Ẹka Idaabobo Ayika ti Amẹrika fun OPEN BURN 15 milionu poun ti awọn oniṣowo M6 ti a kọ silẹ ni Camp Minden, Louisiana. Nipa itumọ, ṣiṣi sisun ko ni awọn iṣakoso ijabọ ati yoo mu ki iṣeduro ti ko ni igbẹkẹle ti awọn ohun ti o fagijẹ ati awọn ti o ni irọrun ti ṣe pataki si ayika. M6 ni iwọn 10 pupọ dinitrotoluene (DNT) ti a ṣe apejuwe bi apẹrẹ carcinogen eniyan.1
Awọn ifiyesi fun ewu ewu ilera eniyan ti o da nipa sisun gbigbona / ṣiṣi silẹ ati fun awọn ipa ayika lori afẹfẹ, ilẹ, ati omi ti beere fun awọn ologun lati ṣe idanimọ ati lati ṣe agbekalẹ awọn ọna miiran lati ṣii ifunni gbigbona / ṣiṣi gbigbasilẹ.2 Pẹlupẹlu, bi Eto EPA pese fun ailewu ati gbigbe lọ si aaye gbigbona sisun, awọn ipalara wọnyi le ni irufẹ lọ si ibudo itọju miiran tabi eto.
Lakoko ti a ṣe atilẹyin ohun elo EPA lati beere fun US Army lati sọ di mimọ ati aiṣedede awọn ibi isanmi ti ko tọ, a ko ni atilẹyin sisun sisun gẹgẹbi atunṣe fun idiyele ati awọn ewu ti o lewu fun ilera eniyan ati ayika.
1U.S. Aṣayan Idaabobo Ayika, Ẹrọ Imọ imọ-ẹrọ, Dinitrotoluene (DNT), January 2014.
2 US Army Corps of Engineers Engineering Engineering Research Laboratories USACERL imọ imọran 98 / 104, Awọn iyakeji lati Šii Iyan / Open Detonation ti Awọn ohun elo ailera, A Lakotan ti Awọn eroja ti isiyi, August 1998.
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Craig Williams, Awọn ohun ija Kemikali Iṣẹ Ṣiṣẹ, Kentucky
Erin Brockovich & Bob Bowcock, California
United Tribe of Shawnee Indians, Chief Chief, Jim Oyler, Kansas
Tim Lopez, Oludari, Igbimọ Advisory Cleanup Advisory Board, Colorado
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