Ekiwandiiko kino kyafulumizibwa nga kikolagana n’ekitongole ky’amawulire ekitali kya magoba ekya Center for Public Integrity, nga kyewaddeyo okunoonyereza ku butali bwenkanya.
Okunaaba. omugigi. gaali. Kevin Hartley, Drew Wynn ne Joshua Atkins baali bakola mu myezi 10 nga buli omu afudde, kyokka nga bakola. Ebintu byawukana, naye ensonga ekendeeza ku bulamu bwabyo y’emu: eddagala eriri mu biwujjo bya langi n’ebintu ebirala ebitundibwa mu maduuka. mu ggwanga lyonna.
Olw’ennaku n’okutya, famire zaabwe zaawera okukola kyonna ekisoboka okutangira eddagala lya methylene chloride okutta omuntu omulala.
Wabula mu Amerika, amakolero g’eddagala matono agafunye enkomerero y’emu olw’obukuumi bw’abakozi n’abakozesa obutabanguko. Kale methylene chloride yafuuka serial killer, wadde nga yalabulwa ku kabi akali mu mukka gwayo ne nga Hartley, Wayne ne Atkins tebannazaalibwa. Amakumi, bwe kiba nga si basingawo, battiddwa mu makumi g’emyaka egiyise awatali kitongole kyonna kiyingidde mu nsonga.
Oluvannyuma lw’okunoonyereza okuva mu kitongole kya Center for Public Integrity n’okukubira essimu okuva mu bawagira obukuumi, ekitongole kya Amerika ekikuuma obutonde bw’ensi kyatuuka n’ekiteeso ky’okuwera ennyo okukozesa ekintu kino mu bintu ebiggya langi.
Lwali January 2017, ennaku ezisembayo mu gavumenti ya Obama. Hartley yafa mu April w’omwaka ogwo, Wynn mu October w’omwaka ogwo, ate Atkins mu February w’omwaka ogwaddako, mu kiseera nga gavumenti ya Trump enyiikivu mu kuggya amateeka mu nkola era ng’eyagala okumalawo okusinga okwongerako amateeka —naddala embeera ya EPA. Ekiteeso kya methylene chloride tekyagenda wala.
Wabula nga wayise emyezi 13 bukya Atkins afa, ekitongole kya Trump ekikuuma obutonde bw’ensi, nga kiri ku puleesa, kyasalawo okuyimiriza okutunda mu katale ebyuma ebiggya langi ebirimu methylene chloride. Mu April, ekitongole kya Biden ekivunaanyizibwa ku kukuuma obutonde bw’ensi kyaleeta ekiteeso ky’etteeka erigenda okuwera eddagala lino mu bintu byonna ebikozesebwa n’ebifo ebisinga obungi we bakolera.
“Kino tetutera kukikola mu Amerika,” bw’atyo Dr. Robert Harrison, pulofeesa w’obujjanjabi mu by’obujjanjabi bw’emirimu n’obutonde bw’ensi mu Yunivasite y’e California, San Francisco bwe yagamba. “Amaka gano bazira bange.”
Laba engeri gye baavvuunukamu okusoomoozebwa okutuuka ku bivuddemu bino ne bye bandikuwadde amagezi singa oba otandise ekkubo erifaanana eryo erizibu, ka kibeere nti embeera ekwata ku bintu eby’obulabe, embeera y’okukoleramu etali nnungi, obucaafu oba obuvune obulala.
Brian Wynn, muganda we Drew ow’emyaka 31 gwe yagula eddagala lya methylene chloride okuddaabiriza edduuka lye erya kaawa erya South Carolina erya cold brew ne firiigi eyitibwa walk-in firiigi, agamba nti: “Google buli kimu.” “N’okutuuka ku bantu.”
Bw’atyo bwe yazudde ekitongole kya Public Integrity Inquiry ekyafulumizibwa ng’ebula emyaka ebiri muganda we afe, ng’akwatagana n’abakugu n’ayiga buli kimu okuva w’ayinza okugula ekintu kino okutuuka ku nsonga lwaki abafudde baali bazibu nnyo okulondoola. (Omukka gwa Methylene chloride gutta bwe gukuŋŋaanyizibwa mu bifo ebiggaddwa, era guyinza okuleeta obulwadde bw’omutima obulabika ng’okufa okw’obutonde singa tewali akola kukebera butwa.)
Amagezi okuva ewa Wendy Hartley, maama wa Kevin: “Academic” kye kigambo ekikulu mu kunoonya. Wandibaawo okunoonyereza okutali kumu okukulinze eyo. “Kino kijja kuyamba okwawula endowooza ku nsonga,” bwe yawandiise mu email.
Lauren Atkins, maama wa Joshua ow’emyaka 31 eyafudde ng’akola fooro ya ddigi ya BMX, yayogeddeko ne Harrison owa UCSF emirundi egiwera. Mu February wa 2018, yasanga mutabani we ng’afudde ku ttaka ng’ekibbo kya liita eky’ekyuma ekiggya langi kigalamidde okumpi awo.
Okumanya kwa Harrison ku methylene chloride kwamuyamba okuvvuunula lipoota za mutabani we ez’obutwa n’okukebera omulambo mu ngeri etegeerekeka obulungi eyamuviirako okufa. Okutegeera kuno kuleeta omusingi omunywevu ogw’okukola.
Ebiseera ebisinga, okubeera n’eddagala kiyinza okuleeta ebizibu by’obulamu eby’ekiseera ekiwanvu mu bantu ebiyinza obutalabika okumala emyaka mingi. Obucaafu buyinza okuba emboozi efaananako bwetyo. Naye bw’oba ​​oyagala gavumenti zikolewo okukola ku bulabe obw’engeri eno, okunoonyereza mu by’ensoma kukyali ntandikwa nnungi.
Ensibuko enkulu eyabatuusa ku buwanguzi yali nkolagana ya famire n’ebibinja ebyakola edda ku nsonga z’obukuumi bw’eddagala era ne bannaabwe.
Okugeza, Lauren Atkins yazuula ekiwandiiko kya Change.org ekikwata ku bikozesebwa mu kukola methylene chloride okuva mu kibiina ekibunyisa amawulire ekya Safe Chemicals for Healthy Families (kati Toxic Free Future) era n’assa omukono ku mpaaba eno ng’ajjukira mutabani we eyabula gye buvuddeko. Brian Wayne yagolola mangu omukono gwe.
Amagye ag’amaanyi geegasse okutegeera mu bujjuvu ebirungi byabwe. Awatali kikolwa okuva mu EPA, amaka gano tegajja kutandika ku ntandikwa nga gawaliriza abasuubuzi okuggya ebintu ku bishalofu byabwe: Safer Chemicals Healthier Families yatongozza kampeyini yaayo eya “Mind the Stores” ng’eyanukudde omulanga ogw’ekika kino.
Tebalina kuzuula mateeka ga bitongole oba enkola ey’omunda ey’okulwanirira ku Capitol Hill ku lwabwe. Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families, ne Environmental Defence Fund balina obukugu mu kitundu kino.
Soma wano ebisingawo: ‘Omugugu gw’obulamu bwonna’: Okunoonyereza kuzudde nti abaddugavu abakadde bafa obucaafu bw’empewo ku mirundi esatu okusinga abazungu abakulu
Okuzuula olulimi ku nkyukakyuka y’obudde Heather McTeer-Tony Alwanirira obwenkanya mu butonde bw’ensi mu bugwanjuba
“Bw’osobola okuteeka awamu ttiimu nga eno ... oba olina amaanyi ag’amaanyi ddala,” Brian Wynn bwe yategeezezza ng’asonga ku lukiiko lw’okukuuma eby’obugagga eby’omu ttaka ng’ekibiina ekirala ekijjumbira ensonga eno.
Si buli muntu ayagala olutalo luno nti ajja kusobola okulukolamu omulimu mu lujjudde. Ng’ekyokulabirako, abagwiira abatalina kitiibwa kya nkalakkalira mu mateeka boolekagana n’akabi ak’amaanyi ku mulimu, era obutaba na kitiibwa kiyinza okubakaluubiriza oba obutasoboka kwogera.
Singa amaka gano essira gonna galiteeka ku EPA, ekitongole kino kiyinza obutakola kintu kyonna naddala okusinziira ku gavumenti ya Trump gy’ezze emabega ku biragiro.
Batadde akazito ku basuubuzi nga “baddukanya amaduuka gaabwe” obutatunda bikozesebwa mu kuggya langi ebirimu methylene chloride okutaasa obulamu. Okusaba n’okwekalakaasa byakola. Kkampuni omuli Home Depot ne Walmart zikkirizza okuyimiriza.
Bano basaba abakiise mu lukiiko lwa Congress okukola ku nsonga eno nga bayita mu kitongole kya Safer Chemicals, Healthier Families ne Environment Fund. Baayolekedde Washington nga balina ebifaananyi by’amaka mu ngalo. Bano boogedde ne bannamawulire ne bafuna amawulire agaayongedde okwongera amaanyi mu kusika omuguwa.
Ababaka ba Palamenti mu South Carolina n’omubaka wa Palamenti baawandiikira ebbaluwa eri Scott Pruitt eyali akulira ekitongole ekikuuma obutonde bw’ensi mu kiseera ekyo. Omubaka omulala mu Palamenti yawakanya Pruitt mu kuwulira omusango mu April 2018. Brian Wynn alowooza nti bino byonna byayamba famire eno okutegeka olukiiko ne Pruitt mu May wa 2018.
“Omukuumi yakwatibwa ensonyi kubanga tewali muntu yenna yamujja,” Brian Wayne bwe yagambye. “Kifaananako nnyo okusisinkana ensi ennene era ey’amaanyi eya Oz.”
Mu kkubo, famire eno yawawaabira mu kkooti. Bakozesezza emikutu gy’empuliziganya okulabula abantu obuteeteeka mu kabi. Lauren Atkins yagenda mu maduuka g’ebikozesebwa mu byuma okwerabira oba ddala baggya ebintu ebikolebwa mu methylene chloride ku bishalofu byabwe nga bwe bagamba. (Oluusi yee, oluusi nedda.)
Bino byonna bwe biba nga birabika nga bikooya, tolina nsobi. Wabula famire zino zirowooza nti kyali kyeyoleka bulungi ekyandibaddewo singa tebaayingiramu.
“Tewali kigenda kukolebwa,” Lauren Atkins bwe yagamba, “nga bwe kitabangawo.”
Obuwanguzi obutonotono bweyongera. Ekintu kimu kyatuusa ku kirala kubanga amaka tegaggwaamu maanyi. Endowooza ey’ekiseera ekiwanvu etera okwetaagisa: Okuteekawo amateeka ga Federo mu butonde kugenda mpola.
Kiyinza okutwala emyaka egiwerako oba okusingawo ekitongole okumaliriza okunoonyereza okwetaagisa okuteesa ku tteeka. Ekiteeso kirina okuvvuunuka ebizibu nga tekinnamalirizibwa. Kyokka, obukwakkulizo bwonna oba ebyetaago ebipya biyinza okuyingizibwa mu mitendera okumala ekiseera.
Ekyasobozesa amaka okufuna okuwera ekitundu okuva mu EPA mu bwangu, ekitongole kino kyaleeta ekiteeso kino nga tekinnakiyimiriza ddala. Wabula wayise emyaka ebiri n’ekitundu bukya Kevin Hartley afa ng’obukwakkulizo bw’ekitongole ekikuuma obutonde bw’ensi tebunnatandika kukola. Era tezikwata ku nkozesa y’emirimu, gamba ng’omulimu gw’okusiiga langi mu bbaafu Kevin ow’emyaka 21 gw’akola ku mulimu.
Naye munda mu kitongole wayinza okubaawo okusalawo okw’enjawulo okukolebwa ba maneja ab’enjawulo. Ekiteeso kya EPA ekyasembyeyo okusuubirwa okuyisibwa mu August wa 2024, kyakuwera okukozesa eddagala lya methylene chloride mu bifo by’emirimu mu mirimu egisinga omuli n’okusiimuula bbaafu.
“Olina okuba omugumiikiriza.Olina okugumiikiriza,” Lauren Atkins bwe yagambye. “Bwe kituuka ku bulamu bw’omuntu naddala bwe kituuka ku baana bo, okisanga. Butereevu”.
Okukola enkyukakyuka kizibu. Kiyinza okukuzibuwalira okuleeta enkyukakyuka kubanga ggwe oba omuntu gw’oyagala alumiziddwa, wadde nga kiyinza okukuwa obuweerero nga tewali kirala kisobola.
“Buckle up, kubanga kino kigenda kuba katyabaga k’ebirowoozo,” Lauren Atkins bw’alabula. “Abantu bambuuza buli kiseera, nga bwe kiri mu nneewulira era nga kizibu, lwaki nsigala nkola kino?Eky’okuddamu kyange bulijjo kibadde era bulijjo kijja kuba nti: “N’olwekyo tolina kutuula mabega.” ekifo kyange. Kale tokyalina kubeera kumpi nange.
“Okola otya ng’ofiiriddwa ekitundu?Oluusi ndowooza omutima gwe gwalekera awo okukuba ate omutima gwange ne gulekera awo okukuba ku lunaku lwe lumu,” bwe yagambye. “Naye olw’okuba saagala bantu balala kuyita mu kino era saagala bantu balala kufiirwa ekyo Joshua kye yafiirwa, ekyo kye kiruubirirwa kyange.Ndi mwetegefu okukola kyonna ekyetaagisa.”
Brian Wynne naye alina ebirowoozo ebifaananako bwe bityo era akuwa amagezi ku bintu ebimu ebikendeeza ku situleesi okukuyamba okumaliriza emisinde gya marathon. Ggimu ye. Yagamba nti: “Olina okunoonya ekifo w’oyinza okufulumira enneewulira zo.”
Wendy Hartley akizudde nti okulwanirira emirimu kuwona ku bwakyo – okuyita mu buwagizi bw’amaka amalala n’ebivaamu bye batuukako nga bali wamu.
Ng’omugabi w’ebitundu by’omubiri, mutabani we yakwata butereevu ku bulamu bw’abalala. Kizzaamu amaanyi okulaba ng’omusika gwe gweyongera okugaziwa ku bushalofu bw’amaduuka ne mu bisenge bya gavumenti.
Yawandiika nti: “Kevin yawonya obulamu bw’abantu abalala bangi, era ajja kweyongera okutaasa obulamu bw’abantu okumala emyaka egijja.”
Bw’oba ​​onyigiriza enkyukakyuka, kyangu okulowooza nti abakulembeze abakulembeza abakulembeze abasaasaanya ssente okukuuma embeera eriwo bulijjo bajja kuwangula. Naye obumanyirivu bwo mu bulamu butwala obuzito obutasobola kugulibwa.
“Bw’oba ​​omanyi okunyumya emboozi yo, era nga kitundu ku bulamu bwo, olwo osobola okukikola — era bw’oba ​​osobola okunyumya emboozi eyo, omukisa mulungi, abakulembeze abakulembeze abakulembeze abakulembeze abakulembeze abakulembeze abakulembeze abakulembeze abakulembeze abakulembeze abakulembeze abakulembeze abakulembeze abakulembeze abakulembeze abakulembeze abakulembeze abakulembeze abakulembeze abakulembeze. “Tujja n’obwagazi n’omukwano ogutaliiko kye gufaanana.”
Amagezi okuva eri Wendy Hartley: “Totya kwogera ku nneewulira zo.” Yogera ku ngeri enneewulira zino gye zikwata ku ggwe n’ab’omu maka go. “Balage engeri gye bakwatamu omuntu ng’oyita mu bifaananyi.”
“Emyaka mukaaga egiyise, singa omuntu yagamba nti, ‘Singa wakuba enduulu ey’amaanyi ekimala, gavumenti yandiwulidde,’ nnandibadde nseka,” Lauren Atkins bwe yategeezezza. "Tebereza ki? Eddoboozi limu liyinza okuleeta enjawulo. Ndowooza ekyo kitundu ku musika gwa mutabani wange."
Jamie Smith Hopkins musasi mu kitongole kya Center for Public Integrity, ekitongole ky’amawulire ekitali kya magoba ekyekenneenya obutali bwenkanya.