Ekihandiiko eki kikashohozibwa omu kukwatanisa na Center for Public Integrity, ekitongore ky‘amakuru ekitari ky‘okutunga sente ekirikucondooza aha butaikirizana.
Okwozya. akashushu. egaari. Kevin Hartley, Drew Wynn na Joshua Atkins bakaba nibakora omu myezi 10 kuruga ahari buri omwe obu baafa, kwonka bakaba nibakora aha. Ebintu ebyo nibitaana, kwonka enshonga erikubikyendeeza aha myaka yaabyo n’emwe: emibazi eri omu bikwato ebirikusheenya erangi n’ebindi ebirikuguzibwa omu maduuka. omu ihanga ryona.
Omu busaasi n’okutiina, ab’omu maka gaabo bakaraganisa kukora kyona ekirikubaasika kuzibira omubazi gwa methylene chloride kwita ondiijo muntu.
Kwonka omuri Amerika, amakorero makye g’emibazi nigo gatungire oburemeezi nk’obwo ahabw’okuremwa kurinda abakozi n’abaguzi. Nahabwekyo methylene chloride ekahinduka ekizibu ky’okwita abantu baingi, n’obu haraabe haabaireho okurabura aha kabi akari omu nfuuzi zaayo nangwa na Hartley, Wayne na Atkins batakazairwe. Amakumi g’abantu, ku baraabe batarikukiraho, baitsirwe omu myaka makumi agahweire hatariho kitongore kyona ekibaataahiremu.
Bwanyima y’okucondooza okwakozirwe ekitongore kya Center for Public Integrity n’okuteera esimu kuruga omu bashagiki b’okwerinda, ekitongore ky’okurinda eby’obuhangwa ekya America aha muheru kikataho ekiteiso ky’okuzibira munonga okukoresa ekintu eki omu bikwato ebirikuteera erangi.
Hariho omu Kwamwenda 2017, ebiro by'aha muheru by'obutegyeki bwa Obama. Hartley akafa omu kwezi kwa kana omwaka ogwo, Wynn omu kwezi kwa ikumi omwaka ogwo, kandi Atkins omu kwezi kwa kabiri omwaka ogwakuratsireho, omu bwire obu obutegyeki bwa Trump bwabaire bwine omuhimbo gw’okubinga ebiragiro kandi burikwenda kwihaho omu mwanya gw’okwongyeraho ebiragiro—na munonga eby’obuhangwa bya EPA. Ekiteiso ky’okukoresa methylene kloride tikiine ahu kyahikire.
Beitu bwanyima y'ameezi 13 kuruga obu Atkins afiire, ekitongore kya Trump eky'okurinda eby'obuhangwa, ahabw'okugyemeserezibwa, kikasharamu kurekyera aho okuguza omu katare ebikwato ebirikusharaho erangi ebirimu ekirungo kya methylene chloride. Omu kwezi kwa kana, ekitongore kya Biden eky'okurinda eby'obuhangwa kikataho ekiragiro ekirikuza kuzibira omubazi ogu omu bintu byona ebirikukoresibwa abantu n'omu myanya mingi y'okukoreramu.
Omushaho Robert Harrison, omuhangu omu by’obujanjabi bw’emirimo n’eby’obuhangwa aha Yunivasite ya California, San Francisco, akagira ati: “Eki titurikukira kukikora omuri Amerika.” “Amaka aga n’abashaija bangye b’amaani.”
Hati reeba oku baasingwire oburemeezi kubaasa kutunga ebyarugamu ebi n‘ebi barikubaasa kuhabura waaba nootandika omuhanda ogugumire nk‘ogwo, yaaba embeera erimu ebintu by‘akabi, omwanya gw‘okukoreramu ogutari gw‘obukuumi, obukooko nari obuhuta obundi.
Brian Wynn, ou murumuna we Drew ow’emyaka 31 yaaguzire methylene chloride kugaruza busya eduuka ye ey’okukoreramu kaawa erikwotsya omuri South Carolina hamwe na firiigi erikubaasa kugyenderamu, naagira ati: “Google buri kimwe.” “N’okuhika aha bantu.”
Nikwo yashangire ekitabo Public Integrity Inquiry, ekyashohoziibwe emyaka ebiri munyaanya atakafiire, arikukwatanisa n'abakugu kandi arikwega buri kimwe kuruga ahu yaabaire naabaasa kugura ekintu ekyo kuhika aha nshonga ahabw'enki okufa kwabaire kugumire kukuratira. (Omwika gwa methylene chloride niguita ku gurikuteerana omu myanya ekingire, kandi nigubaasa kureetera okukwatwa omutima okurikureebeka nk’okufa kw’obuhangwa haaba hatariho orikukora okukyebera obutwa.)
Obuhabuzi kuruga ahari Wendy Hartley, nyina Kevin: “Obwegyese” nikyo kigambo kikuru omu kusherura. Nihabaasa kuba hariho okucondooza kwona okurikukutegyerezayo. Akahandiika omu e-mail ati: “Eki nikiija kuhwera kutaanisa ebiteekateeko n’amazima.”
Lauren Atkins, nyina Joshua ow'emyaka 31, owaafa obwo arikukora aha fork y'emotoka ya BMX, akagamba na Harrison owa UCSF emirundi mingi. Omu kwezi kwa kabiri 2018, akashanga mutabani we afiire ahansi aine ekikopo kya lita y’ekintu ekirikusheenya erangi kigwejegyeire haihi.
Okumanya kwa Harrison aha methylene chloride kukamuhwera kuhindura ripoota z’obutwa n’okukyebera omubiri gwa mutabani we omu nshonga erikureebwa gye eyaareeteire okufa kwe. Okushoboorora oku nikureetaho omusingi guhamire gw’okukora.
Obwire obwingi, okukwatwa emibazi nikibaasa kureetera amagara g‘abantu ag‘obwire buraingwa agarikubaasa kutareebeka kumara emyaka mingi. Okushiisha nikubaasa kuba ekitebyo nk’ekyo. Kwonka waaba nooyenda ngu gavumenti zikoreho kushoboorora akabi nk’ako, okucondooza kw’eby’obwegyese n’okuhitsya hati n’entandikwa nungi.
Enshonga nkuru ey‘obusinguzi bwabo n‘enkoragana y‘eka n‘ebibiina ebyabaire byaheza kukora aha nshonga z‘okwerinda kw‘emibazi n‘okwa buri omwe.
Nk‘eky‘okureeberaho, Lauren Atkins akashanga empapura z‘okushaba eza Change.org ezirikukwata aha bintu bya methylene chloride kuruga omu guruupu y‘okuhabura ey‘emibazi y‘okurinda amaka g‘amagara marungi (hati Toxic Free Future) kandi yaata omukono aha rupapura rw‘okushaba omu kwijuka mutabani we owaabaire yaaherize kufeerwa. Brian Wayne akagorora omukono gwe ahonaaho.
Amaani g’amaani gakwataniise kubaasa kumanya gye ebirungi byago. Hatariho ekikorwa kuruga omu EPA, amaka aga tigarikwija kutandika kuruga aha ntandikwa barikugyema abashuubuzi kwiha ebintu aha bitanda byabo: Safer Chemicals Healthier Families ekatandikaho kampeyini yaayo eya “Mind the Stores” omu kugarukamu okweta kw’omuringo ogu.
Tibaine kuteekateeka aha biragiro by’ebitongore nari emirimo y’omunda ey’okuhagira aha Capitol Hill aha bwabo. Emibazi erimu oburinzi, amaka againe amagara marungi, n’ekitongore ky’okurinda eby’obuhangwa baine obukugu omu nshonga egi.
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“Ku orikubaasa kutaho tiimu nk’egi ... nooba oine amaani g’amaani buzima,” Brian Wynn nikwo arikugira, arikworeka ekibiina ekirikurwanirira eby’obuhangwa nk’ekibiina ekindi ekirikukuratira enshonga egi n’amaani.
Ti buri omwe orikwenda orutaro oru ngu naija kubaasa kurukoraho omu maisho g’abantu boona. Nk‘eky‘okureeberaho, abafuruki abatarikutunga bugabe bw‘obutwire omu mateeka nibatunga akabi k‘amaani omu myanya y‘okukoreramu, kandi okubura bugabe nikibaasa kubareetera kugumirwa nari kubaremesa kugamba.
Amaka aga gaaba gataire omutima gwago gwona ahari EPA, ekitongore eki nikibaasa kutagira eki kyakora, namunonga ahabw'okugira ngu obutegyeki bwa Trump nibugaruka enyima aha biragiro.
Nibataho amani aha bashuubuzi “barikutegyeka amaduuka gaabo” obutaguza ebikwato ebirikusharaho erangi ebirimu ekirungo kya methylene chloride kubaasa kukiza amagara g’abantu. Okushaba n’okwesharinga bikakora. Kampuni ezirimu Home Depot na Walmart ziikirizaine kurekyera aho.
Nibeeta abany'eishengyero ba Congress kugira eki baakora kurabira omukitongore ky'emibazi erikurinda oburinzi, amaka againe amagara marungi hamwe n'ekitongore ky'eby'obuhangwa. Bakaza Washington baine ebishushani by’eka omu ngaro. Bagamba n'abanyamakuru kandi batunga amakuru agayongyeire kureetaho obutaikirizana.
Aba senate ba South Carolina hamwe n'omuny'eishengyero omu ishengyero bakahandiikira omutegyeki w'ekitongore ky'okurinda eby'obuhangwa omu bwire obwo, Scott Pruitt, ebaruha. Ondiijo mujwekyerwa wa Congress akareetaho okuhakanisa Pruitt omu kuhurikiza orubanja okwabaireho omu kwezi kwa kana 2018. Brian Wynn nagira ngu ebi byona bikahwera eka egi kutebeekanisa orukiiko na Pruitt omu kwezi kwa kataano 2018.
Brian Wayne akagira ati: “Omukuumi akakwatwaho munonga ahabw’okugira ngu tihaine owaizire ahariwe.” “Nikishushana n’okubugana ensi mpango kandi ey’amaani eya Oz.”
Omu muhanda, eka egyo ekataho omushango. Bakozeise emikutu ya intaneeti kurabura abantu obutayeta omu kabi. Lauren Atkins akaza omu maduuka g'ebintu by'okukoresa omu nju kureeba yaaba buzimazima nibaihaho ebintu bya methylene chloride aha bitanda byabo nk'oku barikugira. (Obwire obumwe eego, obundi ngaaha.)
Ebi byona byareebeka nk’ebirikuteganisa, tohikire. Kwonka amaka aga nigagira ngu kikaba nikireebeka gye ekyakubaireho kuri batataahiremu.
Lauren Atkins akagira ati: “Tihariho ekirikuza kukorwa nk’oku kitakakorwaga.”
Obusinguzi obukye nibweyongyera. Ekintu kimwe kikareetera ekindi ahabwokuba eka egyo ekaba etarikuhwayo. Enteekateeka y‘obwire buraingwa neekira kwetengyesa: Okutebeekanisa ebiragiro bya Federo omu buhangwa nikugyenda mpora.
Nikibaasa kutwara emyaka mingi nari kukiraho ekitongore kuheza okucondooza okurikwetengwa kuteekaho ekiragiro. Ekiteiso kiine kusingura ebizibu kitakahikire. Kwonka, obuzibu bwona nari ebirikwetengyesa bisya nibibaasa kuteebwaho omu bwire.
Ekibaasiise amaka kutunga okuzibirwa kw’ekicweka kuruga omu EPA omu bwire bukye n’okugira ngu ekitongore kikataho ekiteiso ekyo kitakakyemereize buzima. Kwonka hakaba hahingwireho emyaka ebiri n’ekicweka bwanyima y’okufa kwa Kevin Hartley, ekitongore ky’okurinda eby’obuhangwa kitakatandikire kukora. Kandi tizirikushashura ebirikukoresibwa omu mwanya gw’okukoreramu, nk’omurimo gw’okusiiga ebishushani by’omu bafu ogu Kevin ow’emyaka 21 arikukora aha murimo.
Kwonka omu kitongore nihabaasa kubaho ensharamu zitari zimwe na zimwe ezirikukorwa abakuru abatari bamwe na bamwe. Ekiteiso kya EPA ekihererukireyo, ekirikuteekateekwaho kwikirizibwa omu kwezi kwa munaana 2024, nikiija kuzibira okukozesa omubazi gwa methylene chloride omu myanya y'okukoreramu ahabw'emirimo mingi, otwariremu n'okushemeza ebibaafu.
Lauren Atkins akagira ati: “Oine kugumisiriza. Oine kugumisiriza.” "Ku kirikuhika aha magara g'omuntu, namunonga kyahika aha baana baawe, nookibona. Straightaway".
Okukora empindahinduka kigumire. Nikibaasa kuguma kureetaho empindahinduka ahabw’okugira ngu iwe nari omuntu ou orikukunda ahutaziibwe, n’obu kiraabe nikibaasa kukuha okuhuumurizibwa oku hatariho ekindi kyona ekirikubaasa kukuha.
Lauren Atkins naarabura ati: “Mukwate, ahabw’okuba eki nikiija kuba eky’akabi omu nyehurira.” “Abantu nibambuuza obwire bwona, nk‘oku kiri omu nyehurira kandi kigumire, ahabwenki ninguma ninkora eki?Eky‘okugarukamu kyangye kibaire kiri kandi nikiija kuguma kiri: “N‘ahabw‘ekyo toine kushutama.” omwanya gwangye.Nahabwekyo toine kugaruka kuba ori haihi naanye.
"Nookora ota waaba ofeereirwe ekicweka kyawe?Obumwe ninteekateeka ngu omutima gwe gukarekyera aho kuteera kandi n'omutima gwangye gukarekyera aho kuteera eizooba eryo," nikwo yaagizire. "Kwonka ahabw'okugira ngu tindikwenda ngu abantu abandi barabe omu nshonga egi kandi tindikwenda ngu abantu abandi bafeerwe eki Joshua yafeerwa, ekyo nikyo kigyendererwa kyangye. Nyeteekateekire kukora kyona ekirikwetengyesa."
Brian Wynne nawe aine ebiteekateeko nk’ebyo kandi naahabura ngu okore ebintu ebimwe ebirikukuhwera kuheza orugyendo rw’okwiruka. Gym n’eye. Akagira ati: “Oine kusherura ahu orikubaasa kuruga omu nyehurira zaawe.”
Wendy Hartley ashangire ngu okukora n‘okukiza omu bwijwire – kurabira omu kushagikwa amaka agandi n‘ebirugiremu ebi barikutunga hamwe.
Nk’omugabi w’ebicweka by’omubiri, mutabani we akakora butoosha aha magara g’abandi. Nikigaruramu amaani kureeba ngu eby'obuhunguzi bye nibyeyongyera kuhika aha bishengye by'amaduuka n'omu bishengye bya gavumenti.
Akahandiika ati: “Kevin akajuna amagara g’abantu baingi, kandi naija kugumizamu naajuna amagara g’abantu kumara emyaka mingi.”
Waaba noogyezaho kuhindura, kyorobi kuteekateeka ngu abashagiki abarikukoresa sente kuguma n’embeera eriho nibaija kuguma nibasinga. Kwonka ebi orikureeba omu magara gaawe nibitwara oburemeezi obutarikubaasa kugurwa.
“Ku oraabe noomanya oku orikugambira abantu ekitebyo kyawe, kandi kiri ekicweka ky’amagara gaawe, obwo noobaasa kukikora — kandi ku oraabe noobaasa kugamba ekigano ekyo, omugisha murungi, abashagiki,” Brian Wayne nikwo arikugira. “Nituija n’ekihika na rukundo etarikubaasa kugyeragyeranisibwa.”
Obuhabuzi kuruga ahari Wendy Hartley: “Otatiina kworeka enyehurira zaawe.” Yoreka oku enyehurira ezi zirikukwata ahariiwe n‘eka yaawe. “Bayorekye oku barikubakwataho kurabira omu bishushani.”
Lauren Atkins akagira ati: “Emyaka mukaaga enyima, kuri omuntu yaagambire ati, ‘Ku waakuteera orwaari rwingi, gavumenti ekaba neija kuhurira,’ nkaba ninza kusheka.” "Teekateeka? Eiraka rimwe rirabaasa kureetaho entaaniso. Ndateekateeka ngu ekyo n'ekicweka ky'obuhunguzi bwa mutabani wangye."
Jamie Smith Hopkins n’omunyamakuru w’ekitongore ky’oburingaaniza bw’abantu, ekitongore ky’amakuru ekitari ky’okutunga sente ekirikushwijuma obutaikirizana.