NguPat Elder, World BEYOND War, Julayi 14, i-2019
USen. John Barrasso, (R-WY) uyinhloko yeSenate
umamukeli wemali evela embonini yamakhemikhali.
Kukhona ukuqhuma kwempi emahholo aseCongress ukuthi maduzane azothola ukuthi ngabe uhulumeni wase-US uzothatha izinyathelo zokuvikela abantu ekungcoleni okubulalayo okubangelwa ukukhululwa kwezinto zePrith kanye ne-polyfluoroalkyl, (PFAS) ezivela kumasosha ezempi nezamabhizinisi. Izigxobo azikwazanga ukuphakama nempilo yabantu ebanjwe yizi "amakhemikhali angunaphakade." Kukhona izingxoxo ezingaphezu kwezingu-12 ezixoxwa kanye nesigqila sezichibiyelo ezihlongozwayo kuMthetho WezokuVikela Kazwelonke WezokuVikela (NDAA) ongadinga impi futhi abakwa-polluter abazimele ukuze bahlanze ukungcola kwabo kwe-PFAS. ICongress inegunya lokuzibandakanya kulezi zimakhemikhali. Njengento ewusizo akunakwenzeka.
Kukhona namalungu omthetho aseCapitol Hill abalwela ukuvikela impilo yomphakathi, nakuba izinombolo zabo ziyancipha. Indaba ilula. Ibutho liyisoni esibi kunabo bonke, sibhebhezela izigidi emhlabeni wonke ngokusebenzisa ukuqhuma kwefilimu e-aqueous (AFFF) ngokuzivocavoca umzimba okuqeqesha umlilo. I-AFFF iqukethe amazinga aphakeme e-PFAS futhi ivumelekile ukuba ingene emanzini angaphansi komhlaba, amanzi aphezulu, nezinhlelo zamanzi kamasipala, zinikeza izindlela eziningi zokusetshenziswa komuntu.
Iningi labenzi bomthetho bayanqikaza ukubiza amasosha - noma ngabe kubhalwe ngokusobala ukuthi umbutho wezempi ufaka abantu ushevu ekufeni. Abamele abaningi basekelwa ngezezimali imboni yamakhemikhali ejulile. Abadlali besikhathi esikhulu abanjengoChemours (i-spinoff yeDuPont), i-3M, ne-Dow Corning balwa nezinyathelo zokulawula ezisongela umugqa wabo ophansi. Bethukile ukuthi bazobekwa icala ngomthelela wabo empilweni yabantu nasemvelweni, yize bengadingi ukuthi bakhathazeke kakhulu ngoba bathenga lokho abakubheka njengeKhongolose enhle kunazo zonke ezake zaba khona. Ambalwa kakhulu amalungu aqondiswa okushiwo unembeza. Kumalungu amaningi, imali ibabeka lapho. Yimali abayikhonzayo.
NgoJulayi 9, iNdlu yamukela isichibiyelo ku-NDAA ehlongozwa yiReps. UDebbie Dingell (D-MI) noDan Kildee (D-MI) okuzodinga ukuthi i-EPA ibhale amakhemikhali ahlanzekile njengezinto ezinobungozi ngaphansi komthetho we-Superfund. Ukwakhiwa kwe-PFAS njengensiza enobungozi kungaphoqelela amasosha kanye nomkhakha ukuhlanza izidakamizwa abenzile.
Ekamelweni eliphezulu, iqembu lama-senator liholwa UTom Carper, (D-Del), ilungu elibekiwe kwiKomidi lezeMvelo kanye neMisebenzi Yomphakathi, abaphumelelanga ekunciphiseni imithetho eyobe ibhala iPPAS njengento eyingozi. Ukwenza lokhu kuzokwenyuka ngamakhulu ezinkulungwane zezigidi zamadola ezibophezelo zokuzivikela kanye nomkhakha, ikakhulukazi uma zombili izinhlangano ziyazi ngezizukulwane ezimbili ukuthi zichitha umhlaba wezofuzo nezimpendulo zomzimba ngokuchitha izwe namanzi.
UCarper wagijimela uJohn Barrasso, uSihlalo weKomiti Yezemvelo Nokusebenza Komphakathi. UBarrasso ukhathazekile ngesikhundla esibhekene nazo: Umnyango Wezokuvikela, Chemours, 3M, noDow Corning. U-Barrasso ungumamukeli ophezulu eSenate yezimali kusuka embonini yamakhemikhali. Basibuthi futhi usivumela ukuba uqhubeke.
I-Barrasso ishintshe ukugxila kubanikeli bayo beqiniso emisebenzini yamanzi yasemaphandleni kanye nabaphathi bamanzi kamasipala nezinhlelo zamanzi angcolile ezweni lonke. Uthi akafuni ukuphoqa uMnyango wezeMpilo kulezi zinkampani ezihlinzekwe indlela yokubulala umzimba ekunciphiseni impilo yabantu. Njengoba kunomthwalo wempi kanye nomkhakha ngaphandle kombuzo, akekho oyobe enecala futhi lokho kuyinhloso kaBarrasso.
Ngesitatimende seJulayi 10, uBarrasso wamemezela ukwamukelwa kweKomidi leMithetho yeNdlu ngokuchitshiyelwa kweDingell-Kildee okuzofaka isicelo seSiphofund kuwo wonke amaphutha e-PFAS. Uthe, "Amalungu eDemokhrasi eNdlu ahlongoza ukushayela izikhumulo zezindiza zendawo, abalimi kanye nezimbongolo, izinsiza zamanzi, namabhizinisi amancane amancane anezinkulungwane zezigidi zamadola," kusho uBarrasso. "Yilokho okwenzekayo lapho iNdlu iqhuma umthetho futhi ingayinaki inqubo yekomidi. Isiphakamiso sabo ngeke sibe umthetho. "
Siphila iphupho elibi. NgoJulayi 11, iSenate yaseMelika yamukela uPeter Wright, owaphakanyiswa nguMongameli uTrump ukuthi aphathe ihhovisi le-EPA le-Land & Emergency Management (OLEM). (52-38) I-OLEM iqondisa ukuhlanzwa kwe-Superfund kanye nenqubomgomo ehlobene nezinye izinhlelo zokudoba. UWright ungummeli weDow DuPont wangaphambili futhi usebenzise ukulwa kwakhe ne-EPA egameni labangcolisayo. Okubaluleke kakhulu akubandakanyi ukuvikela imvelo. U-Dow wayenomlando omude wokudukisa umphakathi ngokuscoliswa kwe-dioxin ngesikhathi sokuhlala kukaWright lapho. UWright ubambe isitoreji eDow ngenkathi efaka umbiko wakhe wokudalula ngezezimali.
UMongameli uTrump uthi uzovota iPhalamende le-NDAA ngenxa yezinhlinzeko ezizodinga i-DOD ukuthi iqede ukusebenzisa kwayo i-AFFF equkethe i-AFFF kanye nezinyathelo ezizophoqa i-DOD ukuthi ilandele ukungcola kwe-PFAS. Sifaka lesi saga nge- I-Air Force ithi ikhuluma njengoMichigan ukuthi "umkhuhlane we-federal unikezela ukuthi ungayinaki umzamo kaMnyango waseMichigan of Quality Quality umzamo wokuphoqelela ukuhambisana kwawo nomthethonqubo obeka inani lamakhemikhali e-PFAS angena emanzini angaphezulu." Abamele uDebbie Dingell noDan Kildee, abaholi empini ukubeka PFAS njenge izinto eziyingozi futhi icela iSiphofund, okubili kokuvela eMichigan, isimo sishaya kanzima kakhulu yi-epidemic.
I-psychology ye-Trump Administration's rationale ibonakala kulokhu Isitatimende senqubomgomo yokuphatha :
“IPerfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) nePerfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) Esetshenziswa ekufakweni Kwezempi - Abaphathi baliphikisa kakhulu leli lungiselelo, elizonikeza igunya ku-DOD ukwelapha imithombo yamanzi noma ukuhlinzeka ngamanzi angafakwa esikhundleni sezinjongo zezolimo lapho umthombo wamanzi“ ungcolisiwe ” ne-PFOA ne-PFOS evela emisebenzini yezempi. Kusetshenziswa ukwelulekwa kwezempilo kwamanzi okuphuza i-EPA (HA) ukukhomba izindawo ezingaphansi kwalesi sigaba somthethosivivinywa kungahambelani nesisekelo sesayensi se-HA-ayakhelwanga ukuthola amazinga angenampilo e-PFOA / PFOS emanzini asetshenziselwa izinhloso zezolimo noma imiphumela yezempilo yabantu ekusetshenzisweni kokudla okukhiqizwa kusetshenziswa amanzi ezolimo aqukethe i-PFOA / PFOS. Ngokwengeziwe, ngokubiza okungaba yindleko enkulu futhi kube nomthelela omkhulu ekuthunyweni kwe-DOD, umthetho ukhetha i-DOD, munye kuphela obambe iqhaza kulolu daba lukazwelonke. ”
Le nqubomgomo izoholela ekuhluphekeni okungenakulinganiswa, ukufa kanye nenhlekelele engokwemvelo. I-PFOS ne-PFOA yizinto ezimbili ezibulalayo kakhulu ezake zenziwa. Babulala phakade. Ziyizimbalwa ezingaphezu kwezingu-5,000 ezihlobene eduze kwezakhi zamakhemikhali ezibizwa njenge-PFAS.
Amazwi abo abonisa ukucabanga kwengqondo.
I-DOD ngeke ibe "igunya elihlinzekwayo." Esikhundleni salokho, lingaba ngaphansi komthetho elikugunyaza ukuthi lilungise izinhlelo zamanzi ezingcolile ezweni lonke. Futhi kungani ukucabangela okucashile kwamaphuzu okucaphuna lapho kubhekisela emithonjeni yamanzi "kungcolile" ne-PFAO ne-PFAS? Lokhu ukusetshenziswa kabi kwezimpawu zokubhala.
Ngokuqinisekile, iziphakamiso zempilo zihanjiswe ukuze zinikeze ulwazi ngezidakamizwa ezingabangela imiphumela yezempilo yabantu futhi ziyaziwa ukuthi zenzeka emanzini okuphuza. Iziphakamiso zezeMpilo azikho ukuphoqeleka nokungahambisani nokulawula. Banjengaba "bekhanda!" Ezizukulwaneni ezimbili izikhulu zempi kanye nabathengisi bayo bezinkampani beqaphele ukuthi izidakamizwa zikaDeveli zivelaphi ku-PFAS. Amasosha kanye nomkhakha kumele bafike behlanzekile futhi abanomthetho bezomthetho kufanele bavinjelwe izinto kwi-70's.
I-White House ine-audacity yokuveza "izindleko ezinkulu okungenzeka zibe nomthelela omkhulu emgomweni we-DOD." Babeka izisusa zombuso ngaphambi kwempilo yabantu. Izazi-mlando zingase zifunde lezi zinsuku ngolunye usuku futhi zibheke njengento eguquguqukayo emlandweni wesintu. Bambalwa abalalela.
