Toxic-Free Future eyehaireyo kutunguura okukoresa ebintu ebiine oburinzi, emibazi n‘enkora ahabw‘ebiro by‘omumaisho ebiine amagara marungi kurabira omu kucondooza kw‘omurembe, okuhabura, okutebekanisa kw‘ahansi n‘okwejumba kw‘abaguzi.
Kuruga omu myaka ya 1980, okukwatwaho omubazi gwa methylene chloride kwitsire amagara g’abantu baingi abarikugukoresa n’abakozi. Omubazi ogurikukoresibwa omu bihingwa ebirikukyendeeza erangi n’ebindi nigubaasa kureetera omuntu kufa ahonaaho ahabw’okuhuuta n’endwara z’omutima, kandi gukaba nigukwatagana n’endwara ya kansa n’okuremwa kuteekateeka gye.
Ekirango kya EPA wiiki ehwaire eky'okuzibira okukoresa munonga omubazi gwa methylene chloride nikituha amatsiko ngu tihaine oraafe ahabw'omubazi ogu ogurikwita.
Ekiragiro ekiteirweho nikiija kuzibira abaguzi boona kukozesa emibazi egi, hamwe n’okugikozesa munonga omu makorero n’omu by’obushuubuzi, otwariremu n’okukyendeeza amajuta, okuihaho amabara, okuihaho erangi nari okugijwara, n’ebindi.
Kandi harimu n’okushohozibwa kw’okukoresa eby’amaani omu bwire obukye kuruga omu byetaago by’okwerinda omu myanya y’okukoreramu n’okushohozibwa okurikureebwa kuruga omu kitongore ky’eby’okwerinda, ekitongore ky’enyonyi ekya Federo, ekitongore ky’okwerinda omu ihanga, na NASA. Nk’oku kiri, EPA neeha “entebeekanisa z’okurinda emibazi omu myanya y’okukoreramu erimu obugarukiro bugumire bw’okugikoresa kubaasa kurinda gye abakozi.” Buzima, ekiragiro eki nikituma emibazi y’obutwa bwingi etaruga omu bitanda by’amaduuka n’omu myanya mingi y’okukoreramu.
Ti kintu kikye kugamba ngu ekiragiro ekirikuzibira methylene chloride buzima tikirikwija kuteebwaho ahansi y'ebiragiro by'okuzibira obutwa (TSCA) ebya 1976, ebi omukago gwaitu gubaire nigukora munonga kuhindura kumara emyaka.
Omuvuyo gw’okukora kwa gavumenti aha by’obutwa niguguma guri mpora omu muringo ogutarikwikirizibwa. Tikyayambire ngu obwebembezi bwa EPA bukatwara enkora y’okurwanisa ebiragiro omu Kwamwenda 2017, nk’oku entunguuka ya TSCA yaatandikire kukora. Hahingwireho haihi emyaka mushanju kuruga obu ebiragiro ebihindwirwemu byateebwaho omukono kuba ebiragiro, kandi eki n’ekikorwa kya kabiri kyonka eki EPA eteireho aha miti “eriho” eri ahansi y’obushoboorozi bwayo.
Eri n‘eidaara rikuru omu kurinda amagara g‘abantu emibazi y‘obutwa. Obwire bw‘okukora kuhitsya hati nibworeka emyaka y‘emirimo y‘omugasho erikwetengyesa kuhikiiriza ekigyendererwa eki.
Tikirikutangaaza kureeba ngu dichloromethane eri aha runyiriri rwa EPA “orw’ahaiguru” orw’emibazi erikuza kukyeberwa kandi ekateebwaho ebiragiro ahansi ya TSCA ehindwirwemu. Omu mwaka gwa 1976, abantu bashatu bakafa ahabw’okunywa munonga omubazi ogu, ekyareeteire ekitongore ky’okurinda eby’obuhangwa kweta okuguzibira okugukoresa omu by’okuihaho erangi.
Omwaka 2016 gutakahikire, EPA ekaba eherize kutunga obuhame bwingi aha kabi k’omubazi ogu—buzima, obuhame oburiho bukareetera omutegyeki w’obwire obwo Gina McCarthy kukoresa obushoboorozi bwa EPA ahansi y’ekiragiro kya TSCA ekyahindurwamu kuha ekiteiso ky’okuzibira okugukozesa kw’abaguzi n’omu myanya y’okukoreramu. erangi ezirimu methylene chloride n’emiringo y’okuziihaho. aha muheru gw’omwaka 2016.
Abakozi baitu n’abanywani baitu ab’omukago bakashemererwa munonga kugaaniira aha bigambo bingi aha nkumi n’enkumi ebi EPA yaatungire omu kushagika okuzibira oku. Abanywani ba gavumenti baine okushemererwa kwingi ahabw'okutwegaitaho omu kampeyini yaitu ey'okuhabisa abashuubuzi nka Lowe's na Home Depot kurekyera aho kuguza ebintu ebi okuzibira oku kutakahikire aha muheru.
Ekibi munonga, EPA, eyebembeirwe Scott Pruitt, ekazibira ebiragiro byombi kandi yakyendeeza aha bikorwa aha kucondooza kw’eby’emibazi okuhango.
Ahabw’okugira ekiniga ahabw’okutagira eki EPA yaakozire, amaka g’eminyeeto eyaafa ahabw’ebintu ebi gakaza Washington, gakabugana abakuru ba EPA n’ab’omu ishengyero, kandi omu muringo gw’obuntu bakeega akabi kaabuzima aka methylene chloride. Abamwe aharibo batwegaitaho n’abanywani baitu ab’omukago omu kujurira EPA ngu etungye oburinzi obundi.
Omu mwaka gwa 2019, obu Kamina wa EPA Andrew Wheeler yarangirira okuzibira okuguza abaguzi, tukareeba ngu ekikorwa ekyo, n’obu kiraabe nikishemererwa, nikiguma nikihutaaza abakozi.
Ba maama b'ababiri aba n'abanywani baitu aba PIRG omuri Vermont batwegaitaho omu kujurira omu kooti ya Federo barikushaba EPA kuha abaguzi oburinzi nk'obw'abakozi. (Ahabw’okugira ngu omushango gwaitu tigwo gwonka, kooti ekeegaita aha kushaba kuruga omu NRDC, ekibiina ky’abakozi ekya Latin America Progressive Labor Council, n’ekibiina ky’abakozi b’ebintu ebirikukora nk’eby’okurya ebirimu ebiriisa. n’okushoberwa kwingi ahabw’okuremwa kwa kooti omu mwaka gwa 2021 kushaba EPA okuzibira okukoresa omubazi ogu omu by’obushuubuzi kikareetera abakozi kutunga omubazi ogu ogw’akabi.
EPA ku eri kugumizamu n’okushwijuma akabi akarikubaasa kuruga omu methylene chloride, nitugumizamu nituhakanisa okurinda okukoresa kwona kw’omubazi ogu. EPA ku yaashohoize okucondooza kwayo aha kabi omu 2020, ekashanga ngu okukoresa 47 ahari 53 “kukaba kuri okw’akabi okutaine nshonga.” Ekirikugaruramu amaani, gavumenti ensya egarukire yashwijuma ngu PPE teshemerire kutwarwa nk’omuringo gw’okurinda abakozi kandi ekashanga ngu byona kureka kimwe ahari 53 ebyabaire nibikoresibwa nibireetaho akabi akataine nshonga.
Tukabugana emirundi mingi n’abakuru ba EPA na White House abakozire okushwijuma akabi n’ebiragiro by’aha muheru, bakaha ebiteekateeko by’okuhakanisa akakiiko akarikuhabura aha bya sayansi aka EPA, kandi baagamba ebyafaayo by’abo abatarabaasize kuzayo.
Titukaherize – ekiragiro kyaheza kushohozibwa omu kitabo kya Federo, nihaija kubaho ebiro 60 by’okuha ebiteekateeko byabo, bwanyima y’ebitongore bya Federo nibiija kushwijuma ebigambo ebyo omu nkora ya alfabeti bitakatandikire kukora aha muheru.
Nitushaba EPA kurahuka kushohoza ekiragiro ky'amaani ekirikurinda abakozi boona, abaguzi, n'abantu b'omu byaro kugira ngu babaase kukora emirimo yaabo. Nyabura we reeba ngu eiraka ryawe ryahurirwa kurabira omu kushaba kwaitu okwa intaneeti omu bwire bw'okuha ebiteekateeko.