Lendzatjana yashicilelwa ngekubambisana neSikhungo Sekutsembeka Kwemmango, insita yetindzaba lengasebenti inzuzo letinikele ekucwaningeni ngekungalingani.
Geza. ludvwadvwasi. sidududu. Kevin Hartley, Drew Wynn na Joshua Atkins bebasebenta kungakapheli tinyanga letilishumi ngesikhatsi bafa, kepha bebasebenta. Letintfo tiyahlukahluka, kepha sizatfu lesifinyeta imphilo yato siyafana: emakhemikhali lasetintfweni tekukhipha pende kanye naletinye tintfo letitsengiswa etitolo. eveni lonkhe.
Ngelusizi nekwesaba, imindeni yabo yafunga kwenta konkhe lokusemandleni abo kute ivikele i- methylene chloride kutsi ingabulali lomunye umuntfu.
Kepha eMelika, titjalo letimbalwa temakhemikhali tihlupheke ngendlela lefanako ngenca yekuvikelwa kwetisebenti letingakasebenti kanye nebatsengisi. Ngako i-methylene chloride yaba ngumbulali lolandzelanako, noma bekunetecwayiso ngebungoti bemphunga wayo ngisho nangaphambi kwekutsi Hartley, Wayne na Atkins batalwe. Emashumi lamaningi, uma kungasiwo lamanyenti, abulewe emashumini eminyaka amuva nje ngaphandle kwekungenelela kwanoma nguyiphi i-ejensi.
Ngemuva kweluphenyo lolwentiwe Sikhungo Sekutsembeka Kwemmango kanye nekushaywa kwetingcingo letivela kubameli bekuphepha, i-Ejensi Yekuvikela Imvelo yaseMelika yagcina iphakamise kuvinjelwa lokubanti kwekusetjentiswa kwalentfo kubantfu labakhipha pende.
KwakunguJanuary 2017, emalanga ekugcina ekuphatsa kwa-Obama. Hartley wafa nga April ngalowo mnyaka, Wynn nga October ngalowo mnyaka, kanye na Atkins nga February ngemnyaka lolandzelako, ngesikhatsi lapho khona umbuso wa Trump bewukhutsale ngekususa imitsetfo futsi bewufuna kucedza kunekutsi wengete imitsetfo-ikakhulukati imvelo ye EPA. Lesiphakamiso se-methylene chloride asizange siye ndzawo.
Kepha, ngemuva kwetinyanga letingu 13 ngemuva kwekufa kwa Atkins, i-Ejensi Yekuvikela Imvelo ya Trump, ngaphansi kwekucindzetelwa, yancuma kumisa kutsengiswa kwekutsengisa kwetintfo tekukhipha pende letine methylene chloride. Ngenyanga yeNdlovana, i-Ejensi Yekuvikela Imvelo yaBiden yaphakamisa umtsetfo lotawuvimbela lekhemikhali kuyo yonkhe imikhicito yebatsengisi kanye netindzawo letinyenti tekusebenta.
Dokotela Robert Harrison, longuphrofesa wekwelapha emsebentini kanye netemvelo eNyuvesi yaseCalifornia, eSan Francisco, watsi: “Akukavami kutsi sikwente loku eMelika.” “Lemindeni ngemaqhawe ami.”
Nayi indlela labancoba ngayo tinsayeya tekufeza lemiphumela kanye naloko labangancoma uma ngabe ucala indlela lefanako lelukhuni, noma ngabe simo sifaka ekhatsi imikhicito leyingoti, indzawo yemsebenti lengakaphephi, kungcola noma lokunye kulimala.
Brian Wynn, umnakabo Drew loneminyaka lengu-31 budzala latsenga i- methylene chloride kute alungise sitolo sakhe sekupheka likhofi lelibandzako eSouth Carolina kanye nefriji lehambako, utsi: “Google konkhe. “Futsi kufinyelela kubantfu.”
Yindlela latfola ngayo i-Public Integrity Inquiry, leyashicilelwa iminyaka lemibili ngaphambi kwekushona kwemnakabo, atsintsana netingcweti futsi afundza konkhe kusuka lapho angatsenga khona lomkhicito kuya ekutsi kungani kufa kumatima kangaka kulandzelela. (Intfutfu ye Methylene chloride iyabulala uma ibutsana etindzaweni letivaliwe, futsi ingabanga kuhlaselwa yinhlitiyo lokubukeka njengekufa kwemvelo uma kute lowenta kuhlolwa kwe toxicology.)
Seluleko lesivela kuWendy Hartley, make waKevin: “Kufundza” ligama lelibalulekile ekufuneni. Kungenteka kube neluhlu lonkhe lwelucwaningo lolukulindzele lapho. Wabhala ku- email watsi: “Loku kutawusita kwehlukanisa imibono nemaciniso.”
Lauren Atkins, make waJoshua loneminyaka lengu 31 budzala, lowashona ngesikhatsi asebenta ngemfoloko welibhayisikili le BMX, wakhuluma na Harrison wase UCSF tikhatsi letinyenti. Ngenyanga yeNdlovana 2018, watfola indvodzana yakhe ifile phansi nembita yelitha ye-paint stripper ilele edvute kwayo.
Lwati lwaHarrison lwe methylene chloride lwamsita kutsi ahumushe imibiko yebuthi kanye nekuhlolwa kwemtimba wendvodzana yakhe kutsi ibe yimbangela lecacile yekufa. Loku kucace kwenta sisekelo lesicinile sekutsatsa sinyatselo.
Imvamisa, kuchayeka kumakhemikhali kungabangela imiphumela yemphilo yesikhatsi lesidze kubantfu lengahle ingabonakali iminyaka leminyenti. Kungcola kungaba yindzaba lefanako. Kodvwa nangabe ufuna bohulumende batsatse sinyatselo sekulungisa kulimala lokunjalo, lucwaningo lwetifundvo luseyintfo lenhle yekucala.
Umtfombo lomcoka wemphumelelo yabo bekukuchumana kwemndeni nemacembu lavele asebenta etindzabeni tekuphepha kwemakhemikhali kanye nalomunye nalomunye.
Sibonelo, Lauren Atkins watfola sicelo se Change.org mayelana nemikhicito ye methylene chloride levela ecenjini lekumela Emakhemikhali Laphephile Emindeni Lephilile (nyalo Likusasa Lelikhululekile Lelinebuthi) futsi wasayina lesicelo ngekukhumbula indvodzana yakhe lesandza kulahleka. Brian Wayne welula sandla sakhe ngekushesha.
Emabutfo lanemandla ahlangene kute abone ngalokugcwele tinzuzo tawo. Ngaphandle kwesento lesivela ku-EPA, lemindeni angeke kudzingeke kutsi icale ekucaleni ngekutsi iphocelele batsengisi kutsi basuse imikhicito emashelufini abo: Emakhemikhali Laphephile Imindeni Lenemphilo yetfule umkhankhaso wayo we “Mind the Stores” ngekuphendvula loluhlobo lwekubita.
Akudzingeki kutsi batfole imitsetfo ye-ejensi noma kusebenta kwangekhatsi kwekugcugcutela eCapitol Hill ngekwabo. Emakhemikhali Laphephile, Imindeni Lenemphilo, kanye neSikhwama Sekuvikela Imvelo banebungcweti kulendzawo.
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“Nawungahlanganisa licembu lelinjengaleli ... unemandla lanemandla mbamba,” kwasho Brian Wynn, akhomba Umkhandlu Wekuvikela Tintfo Temvelo njengalelinye licembu lelilandzela lendzaba ngenkhutsalo.
Akusibo bonkhe bantfu labanenshisekelo kulempi labatawukhona kudlala indzima yemmango kuyo. Sibonelo saloko kutsi bantfu lababuya kulamanye emave labangenasimo semtsetfo lesihlala njalo babhekene nengoti lenkhulu yebungoti emsebentini, futsi kungabi nesimo kungenta kube matima nobe bangakhulumi.
Uma ngabe lemindeni igcila konkhe kunaka kwayo ku-EPA, le-ejensi ingahle ingatsatsi sinyatselo, ikakhulukati uma kuniketwa kuphusha emuva kwekuphatsa kwaTrump emitsetfweni.
Bacindzetela batsengisi ngekutsi “balawule titolo tabo” kutsi bangatsengisi tintfo letisusa pende letine- methylene chloride kute basindise timpilo. Ticelo kanye nemibhikisho kwasebenta. Tinkampani letifaka ekhatsi iHome Depot neWalmart tivumile kutsi tiyeke.
Bacela emalunga eCongress kutsi atsatse sinyatselo ngekusebentisa Emakhemikhali Laphephile, Imindeni Lephilile kanye neSikhwama Semvelo. Bacondza eWashington baphetse titfombe temndeni. Bakhulume netintsatseli futsi batfola imibiko yetindzaba leyachubeka yakhulisa kungcubutana.
Emasenetha aseSouth Carolina kanye nelilunga le-congress babhala incwadzi leya kuMphatsi we-Ejensi Yekuvikela Imvelo ngaleso sikhatsi Scott Pruitt. Lomunye umholi we-congress waphakamisa kuphikiswa kwaPruitt ngesikhatsi sekulalelwa kwelicala nga-Ephreli 2018. Brian Wynn ukholelwa kutsi konkhe loku kwasita umndeni kutsi uhlele umhlangano naPruitt ngenyanga yeNkhwenkhweti 2018.
Brian Wayne watsi: “Lonogada wetfuka kakhulu ngobe kute lowafika kuye. “Kufana kakhulu nekuhlangana nelive lelikhulu nalelinemandla lase-Oz.”
Endleleni, lomndeni wafaka licala. Basebentise imidiya yekuchumana kwecwayisa bantfu kutsi bangatifaki engotini. Lauren Atkins waya etitolo tetintfo tekusebenta kute atibonele kutsi vele bayayisusa yini imikhicito ye methylene chloride emashelufini abo njengobe bebatsi. (Ngalesinye sikhatsi yebo, ngalesinye sikhatsi cha.)
Nangabe konkhe loku kubonakala kudziniwe, awuphutsi. Kepha lemindeni ikholwa kutsi bekucaca kutsi bekutawentekani kube abazange bangenelele.
Lauren Atkins watsi: “Kute lokutawentiwa, njengobe kungakaze kwentiwe ngaphambili.”
Kuncoba lokuncane kuyaphindzeka. Intfo yinye yaholela kulenye ngoba umndeni awuzange uphele emandla. Umbono wesikhatsi lesidze uvame kudzingeka: Kubeka umtsetfo weMbuso kuhamba kancane ngekwemvelo.
Kungatsatsa iminyaka leminyenti nobe ngetulu kutsi i-ejensi icedzele lucwaningo loludzingekako kute iphakamise umtsetfo. Lesiphakamiso kumele sincobe tihibe ngaphambi kwekutsi siphetfwe. Kepha noma ngumiphi imikhawulo noma tidzingo letinsha tingafakwa ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi.
Lokwavumela imindeni kutsi itfole kuvinjelwa lokuyincenye ku-EPA ngekushesha kutsi le-ejensi yabeka lesiphakamiso ngaphambi kwekutsi isimise mbamba. Kepha kwaphela iminyaka lemibili nesigamu ngemuva kwekufa kwaKevin Hartley ngaphambi kwekutsi imikhawulo ye-Ejensi Yekuvikela Imvelo icale kusebenta. Futsi atikhokhi kusetjentiswa emsebentini, njengemsebenti wekupenda ibhathi lowentiwa nguKevin loneminyaka lengu-21 budzala emsebentini.
Kepha, ngaphakatsi kwe-ejensi kungaba netincumo letehlukene letentiwa baphatsi labehlukene. Siphakamiso sakamuva se-EPA, lesilindzeleke kutsi semukelwe ngenyanga yeNdlovana 2024, sitawuvimbela kusetjentiswa kwe-methylene chloride endzaweni yekusebenta ngetinhloso letinyenti, kufaka ekhatsi kupholisha ibhathi.
Lauren Atkins watsi: “Kufanele ube nesineke. Kufanele ucinisele.” “Nakukhulunywa ngemphilo yemuntfu ikakhulu nakukhulunywa ngebantfwana bakho, uyayitfola.Straightaway”.
Kulukhuni kwenta tingucuko. Kungaba matima kuletsa lushintjo ngobe wena nobe umuntfu lomtsandzako ulimele, nanobe kungakudvudvuta lokungekho lokunye lokungenta.
Lauren Atkins uyacwayisa watsi: “Bophani, ngobe loku kutawuba yinhlekelele yemiva.” “Bantfu bangibuta ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi, noma ngabe kunemiva futsi kumatima, kungani ngichubeka ngenta loku?Imphendvulo yami beyisolo injalo futsi itawuhlala injalo: “Ngako-ke akudzingeki kutsi uhlale emuva.” indzawo yami.Ngako-ke akudzingeki kutsi ube sedvute kwami.
Watsi: “Usebenta njani uma sewulahlekelwe yihhafu yakho?Ngalesinye sikhatsi ngicabanga kutsi inhlitiyo yakhe yayekela kushaya futsi nenhlitiyo yami yayekela kushaya ngalelo langa.” “Kodvwa ngenca yekutsi angifuni labanye bantfu badlule kuloku futsi angifuni labanye bantfu balahlekelwe nguloko Joshua lalahlekelwa ngiko, ngulowo umgomo wami.Ngikulungele kwenta nobe yini ledzingekako.”
Brian Wynne unemicabango lefanako futsi uncoma kutsi wente imisebenti letsite yekucedza kukhatsateka kute ikusite ucedzele umncintiswano wema- marathon. I gym ngeyakhe. Watsi: “Kufanele utfole indlela yekukhipha imiva yakho.”
Wendy Hartley utfole kutsi kulwa kuyaphilisa ngekwako – ngekusekelwa nguleminye imindeni kanye nemiphumela labayitfola ndzawonye.
Njengobe anikela ngetitfo temtimba, indvodzana yakhe yaba nemtselela locondzile ekuphileni kwalabanye. Kuyajabulisa kubona lifa lakhe likhula kakhulu emashelufini etitolo nasemahholo ahulumende.
Wabhala watsi: “Kevin wasindzisa labanye bantfu labanyenti futsi utawuchubeka asindzisa bantfu iminyaka letako.”
Uma uphusha lushintjo, kulula kucabanga kutsi labagcugcutela labacitsa imali bagcina simo lesikhona batawuhlala bancoba. Kepha lokuhlangenwe nako kwakho ekuphileni kutfwala sisindvo lesingeke sitsengeke.
“Uma wati kutsi ungayilandzisa njani indzaba yakho, futsi iyincenye yemphilo yakho, khona-ke ungakhona kuyenta — futsi uma ungakhona kulandzisa leyondzaba, inhlanhla, labagcugcutela,” kwasho Brian Wayne. “Sifika nenshisekelo nelutsandvo lolungalinganiswa.”
Seluleko lesivela kuWendy Hartley: “Ungesabi kuveta indlela lotiva ngayo.” Khuluma ngemtselela lemiva lenawo kuwe nemndeni wakho. “Bakhombise umtselela wabo ngetitfombe.”
Lauren Atkins watsi: “Eminyakeni lesitfupha leyendlulile, kube umuntfu watsi, ‘Kube bewumemeta kakhulu, hulumende bekatawuva,’ ngabe ngiyahleka.” "Cabanga kutsi yini? Livi linye lingenta umehluko. Ngicabanga kutsi loko kuyincenye yelifa lendvodzana yami."
Jamie Smith Hopkins ungumbiki weSikhungo Sekutsembeka Kwemmango, igumbi letindzaba lelingasebenti inzuzo lelihlola kungalingani.