Eechi chibalo chakamwaigwa mukubelekela antoomwe a Center for Public Integrity, mbunga yamakani iitavwoli iilanganya kutamvwana.
Samba. kubikka atala. nchinga. Kevin Hartley, Drew Wynn a Joshua Atkins bakali kubeleka mukati kamyeezi ilikkumi kuzwa kuli umwi amweenzinyina aawo nibakafwa, asi bakali kubeleka. Zintu zilaandeene, pesi kaambo kafwiinsya buumi bwazyo nkakomwe: makemikalu aali muzibelesyo zyakugwisya penti azintu zimwi zisambalwa mumasitolo. muchisi choonse.
Mubuumba akuyoowa, mikwasyi yabo yakakonkezya kuchita zyoonse nzyobakonzya kutegwa methylene chloride itajayi muntu umbi.
Asi muUnited States, mbasyoonto buyo basikupanga makemikalu bakapenga akaambo kakubula nguzu zyakukwabilila babelesi abasikuula. Aboobo methylene chloride yakaba sikujaya bantu biingi, nikuba kuti kwakali kuchenjezegwa aatala antenda zyamuwo wayo Hartley, Wayne a Atkins kabatanazyalwa. Makumi, ikuti kakutali kwiinda waawo, bakajaigwa mumakumi aamyaka yainda kakunyina kugwasyigwa amuntu uuli woonse.
Musule akuvwuntauzya kwakachitwa a Center for Public Integrity akufoona kuzwa kuli basikwaambilizya lukwabililo, US Environmental Protection Agency yakapa muzeezo wakukasya kubelesya musamu ooyu muzintu zigwisya penti.
Lyakali mwezi waBweembo 2017, mazuba aamamanino aabweendelezi bwaObama. Hartley wakafwa mu mwezi wa 4 wamwaka ooyo, Wynn mu mwezi wa kkumi wamwaka ooyo, mpawo Atkins mu mwezi wabili wamwaka wakatobela, aawo beendelezi ba Trump nibakayandisya kugwisya milawu mpawo bakali kuyanda kugwisya muciindi cakuyungizya milawu—ikapati busena bwa EPA. Muzeezo wa methylene chloride tiiwakaunka pe.
Nokuba boobo, nokwakainda myezi ilikkumi atutatu kuzwa nikwakafwa Atkins, mbunga yaTrump iikwabilila busena, nkaambo kakusinikizyigwa, yakayeeya kuti ileke kusambalwa kwamapenti aajisi methylene chloride. Mumwezi wa 4, mbunga ya Biden yakukwabilila busena yakabika mulawu uukonzya kukasya musamu ooyu muzintu zyoonse nzyobaula bantu amumasena manji aakubelekela.
"Tatukonzyi kuchita eezi muUnited States," wakaamba Dr. Robert Harrison, mufundisi wabusilisi bwakubeleka abusena ku Yunivesiti yaku California, San Francisco. "Mikwasyi eyi mbabasikalumamba bangu."
Mbombubo mbobakazunda buyumuyumu bwakuzuzikizya mpindu eezyi anzyobakonzya kulumbaizya kuti koli mukutalika nzila iikatazya, nikuba kuti bukkale oobo bujatikizya zintu zikonzya kuleta ntenda, busena bwakubelekela butakwabilidwe, kusofwaazyigwa naakuti kulichisa kumwi.
"Google zyoonse," mbwaamba Brian Wynn, ooyo munyina Drew wamyaka yakuzyaligwa ilimakkumi otatwe aumwi wakaula methylene chloride kuti abambulule busena bwakwe bwakusambalila kkofi bwaku South Carolina antoomwe afiliji. "Akugwasya bantu."
Mbombubo mbwaakajana bbuku lya Public Integrity Inquiry, lyakamwaigwa myaka yobile katanafwa munyina, wakaswaangana abasyaazibwene akwiiya zyoonse kuzwa aawo mpaakali kukonzya kuula chintu eecho kusikila kaambo lufu ndwaakali kukatazya kuzyiba. (Busi bwa methylene chloride bulajaya aawo nobubungene mumasena aajalidwe, mpawo bulakonzya kuleta bulwazi bwamoyo bulibonya mbuli kuti nkufwa kwamuntu kuti kakunyina muntu uuchita busilisi bwakubelesya misamu iikola.)
Malayilile kuzwa kuli Wendy Hartley, banyina Kevin: "Lwiiyo" ndibbala lipati mukuyandaula. Kulakonzya kuba buvwuntauzi bwiingi bulindila nduwe aawo. "Eezi zilagwasya kwaandaanya mizeezo kuzwa kuchoonzyo," mbwaakalemba mu email.
Lauren Atkins, banyina Joshua ulaamyaka yakuzyaligwa ilimakkumi otatwe aumwi, wakafwa naakali kubamba foloko ya bbasiketi lya BMX, wakaambuula a Harrison waku UCSF ziindi zyiingi. Mumwezi wabili 2018, wakajana mwanaakwe musankwa kafwide ansi achibiya cha lita lya penti lyakalede afwaafwi.
Luzibo lwa Harrison lwa methylene chloride lwakamugwasya kusandulula malipooti aamwana wakwe musankwa aakuvwuntauzya mubili wakwe kuti abe kaambo kasalala kakapa kuti afwe. Ooku kusalala kupa ntalisyo njumu yakuchita.
Kanjikanji, kujatikizyigwa amakemikalu kulakonzya kuleta ntenda zyabuumi bwabantu zyachiindi chilamfu eezyo zitakonzyi kulibonya kwamyaka myiingi. Kusofwaala kulakonzya kuba makani aakozyenye. Asi kuti koyanda kuti mfwulumende zibweze ntaamu zyakumanizya ntenda ziliboobu, buvwuntauzi bwabasyaabusongo nchintu chibotu chakutalikila.
Chintu chipati chakapa kuti bazwidilile nkuswaangana kwamukwasyi atubunga twakali kubeleka kale aatala alukwabililo lwamisamu alimwi akuli umwi amweenzinyina.
Mbuli chitondeezyo, Lauren Atkins wakajana lugwalo lwakulomba lwa Change.org aatala azintu zya methylene chloride kuzwa kukabunga ka Safe Chemicals for Healthy Families (lino Toxic Free Future) mpawo wakasayina lugwalo lwakulomba mukuyeeya mwanaakwe musankwa wakasweeka. Brian Wayne wakafwambaana kutandabika janza lyakwe.
Basikalumamba basinguzu bakaswaangana kuti bazyibe bubotu bwabo. Kakwiina ntaamu kuzwa ku EPA, mikwasyi eeyi tiikonzyi kutalika kuzwa kumatalikilo kwiinda mukusinikizya basambazi kuti bagwisye zintu mumashelufu aabo: Makemikalu Aakwabilidwe Mikwasyi Iijisi Buumi Bubotu yakatalisya mulimo wayo wakuti "Amuyeeye Zisambalo" mukwiingula lwiito lwamusyobo ooyu.
Tabeelede kuzyiba milawu yambunga naakuti milimu yamukati yakusungwaazya ku Capitol Hill lwabo beni. Makemikalu aatakwe ntenda, mikwasyi iili kabotu, antoomwe a Environmental Defense Fund balijisi luzibo muchibaka eechi.
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"Eelyo nokonzya kubikka antoomwe kabunga kaliboobu ... ulaanguzu zyanguzu loko," wakaamba Brian Wynn, kutondeka ku National Resources Defense Council kuti ninkamu imwi iilanganya makani aaya.
Tabali boonse bayandisya kulwana ooku bayookonzya kuchita lubazu lwabantu boonse mulinjiyo. Mbuli chitondeezyo, bazwakule batakwe zyeelelo zyamumulawu zitamani bali muntenda mpati yakujana ntenda kumulimu, mpawo kubula zyeelelo kulakonzya kupa kuti chikatazye naakuti chikachilwe kuli mbabo kwaambuula.
Kuti mikwasyi eeyi yabikkila maanu ku EPA, mbunga eeyi inga yabweza ntaamu pe, ikapati akaambo kakukaka kwabweendelezi bwaTrump kumilawu.
Balikubikka buyumuyumu kuli basambazi kwiinda "mukweendelezya maanda aabo" kuti batasambali zintu zigwisya penti zili a methylene chloride kuti bafwutule maumi. Kulomba akukazya kwakabeleka. Makkampani aali mbuli Home Depot a Walmart bakazuminana kuti baleke.
Bali kwiita mbunga ya Congress kuti babweze ntaamu kwiinda mukubelesya misamu iitakwe ntenda, mikwasyi iijisi buumi bubotu antoomwe amali aakwabilila busena. Bakayinka kuWashington kabajisi zifwoto zyamukwasyi mumaanza. Bakaambuula abasikumwaya makani mpawo bakatambula makani aakayungizya kutamvwana.
Baseneta bakuSouth Carolina amwi waba congress bakalemba lugwalo kuli Scott Pruitt wakali mweendelezi wa Environmental Protection Agency. Umwi mweendelezi wakakazya Pruitt muchiindi chakubetekwa mu April 2018. Brian Wynn usyoma kuti zyoonse eezyi zyakagwasya mukwasyi kubamba muswaangano a Pruitt mu May 2018.
"Mulindizi wakagambwa nkaambo taakwe wakaboola kulinguwe," Brian Wayne wakaamba. "Chili mbuli kuswaangana anyika mpati alimwi iilaanguzu ya Oz."
Munzila, mukwasyi wakatola mulandu kunkuta. Bakabelesya nzila zyakukambaukila bantu kuti bachenjezye bantu kuti batabikki muntenda. Lauren Atkins wakayinka kumasitolo aasambalila zibelesyo zyakubelesya mumaanda kuti abone lwakwe mwini kuti naa bakali kugwisya ncobeni zintu zya methylene chloride mumashelufu aabo mbuli mbobakali kwaamba. (Chimwi chiindi inzya, chimwi chiindi peepe.)
Kuti zyoonse eezyi kazibonekaanga zilakatazya, tolilubide pe. Asi mikwasyi isyoma kuti chakalibonya antangalala kuti ninzi chakachitika kuti nibatakanjilila.
"Kunyina chintu chiyoochitwa," Lauren Atkins wakaamba, "mbuli mbochitakwe chakachitwa chiindi."
Kuzunda kusyoonto kulavwula. Chimwi chintu chakasololela kuli achimwi nkaambo mukwasyi tiiwakaleka pe. Kulangisisya kwachiindi chilamfu kulayandika:   Kupanga milawu yaFederal kulafwambaana.
Zilakonzya kutola myaaka myiingi naa kwiinda aawo kuti mbunga imanizye buvwuntauzi buyandika kuti ipe mulawu. Muzeezo ooyu weelede kuzunda buyumuyumu kautanamanizyigwa. Nokuba boobo, kufumbwa zisinkilizyo naakuti ziyandikana zipya zilakonzya kubikkwa muchiindi chifwiifwi.
Eecho chakapa kuti mikwasyi ijane kulesyegwa kuzwa ku EPA chakufwambaana nkakuti mbunga yakabikka muzeezo ooyu kaitana kwiimika. Asi kwakainda myaaka yobile acisela kuzwa lufu lwa Kevin Hartley kakutanaba milawu ya Environmental Protection Agency. Alimwi tazibikkilizyi kubelesya kubusena bwakubelekela, mbuli mulimo wakupenta bbafa ooyo Kevin wamyaka yakuzyaligwa ilimakkumi obile aumwi ngwachita kumulimu.
Nokuba boobo, mukati ka mbunga kulakonzya kuba kusala kwaandeene kuchitwa abeendelezi baindene. Muzeezo wa EPA mupya, uulangilwa kuzuminwa mu Nsondo 2024, ulakonzya kukasya kubelesya methylene chloride kubusena bwakubelekela muzintu zyiingi, kubikkilizya akuponya bbafa.
"Weelede kukkazika moyo. Weelede kuliyumya," Lauren Atkins wakaamba. "Kuti kwasika kubuumi bwamuntu umwi, ikapati kuti kwasika kubana bako, ulajana. Chakufwambaana".
Kuchincha nchintu chiyumu. Zilakonzya kuyumu kuleta kuchincha nkaambo nduwe naakuti umwi ngoyandisya wakachisa, nikuba kuti zilakonzya kupa luumbulizyo lutakonzyi kuchitwa aambi.
"Kobamba, nkaambo eechi chiyooba ntenda yamumizeezo," wakachenjezya Lauren Atkins. "Bantu bandibuzya chiindi choonse, nikuba kuti nchintu chikatazya kumvwa, nkaambo nzi ncondizumanana kuchita ezi? Bwiinguzi bwangu bwakali bwakuti: "Aboobo toyelede kukkala ansi pe." busena bwangu. Aboobo toyelede kuba afwaafwi andime limbi.
"Uchita biyeni kuti wasweekelwa chisela chako?Chimwi chiindi ndiyeeya kuti moyo wakwe wakaleka kuuma mpawo moyo wangu wakaleka kuuma mubuzuba mbubonya," mbwaakaamba. "Pesi nkaambo tandiyandi kuti bamwi bantu bainde muli eezi mpawo tandiyandi kuti bamwi bantu basweekelwe nzyaakasweekelwa Joshua, eecho ninzyo makanze aangu. Ndililibambilide kuchita kufumbwa ncondiyanda."
Brian Wynne ulaamizeezo iikozyenye mpawo ulalumbaizya zintu zimwi zikonzya kukugwasya kumanizya musinzo mulamfu. Busena bwakunyanyaasya mubili mbwakwe. "Weelede kujana nzila yakugwisya kulimvwa kwako," wakaamba.
Wendy Hartley wakajana kuti kuchita mulimu nkuponya lwakwe mwini – kwiinda mukugwasyigwa amikwasyi imwi azintu nzyobajana antoomwe.
Mbuli sikupa zizo, mwanaakwe musankwa wakagwasya bantu bamwi. Nchintu chibotezya kubona zyintu nzyaakachita kaziya kumbele kusikila kuma shelufu aamakwebo amumaanda aamfwulumende.
"Kevin wakavwuna maumi manji," wakalemba, "mpawo uyoozumanana kufwutula maumi kwamyaka iiboola."
Kuti koli mukusungilizya kuchincha, nchuubauba kuyeeya kuti basikukulwaizya babelesya mali kubamba bukkale buliwo lyoonse bayoozunda. Asi luzibo lwako mubuumi lulaabulemu butakonzyi kuula.
"kuti kozyi kwaambila makani aako, mpawo ncibeela chabuumi bwako, mpawo ulakonzya kuchita - mpawo kuti wakonzya kwaambila makani aayo, amube acoolwe, nobasikukulwaizya," Brian Wayne wakaamba. "Tuboola aluyandisisyo aluyando lutakonzyi kweezyanisyigwa."
Malayilile kuzwa kuli Wendy Hartley: "Utayoowi pe kwaamba mbomulimvwa." Amubandike aatala akujatikizyigwa kwamizeezo eeyi kuli nduwe amukwasyi wako. "Batondezye mbobalimvwa kwiinda muzifwoto."
"Myaka iili musanu aimwi yainda, ikuti umwi naakaamba kuti, 'Ikuti nowakalila loko, mfwulumende niyakamvwa,' nindakaseka," Lauren Atkins wakaamba. "Koyeyela biyeni? Ijwi lyomwe lilakonzya kuchita lwiindano. Ndiyeeya kuti eecho ncibeela chachikono chamwanaangu musankwa."
Jamie Smith Hopkins ngusikutola makani ku Center for Public Integrity, mbunga iitavwoli mali iilanga-langa kutamvwana.