Imithetho emitsha ye-Arhente yoKhuseleko lokusiNgqongileyo ijolise ekunciphiseni ungcoliseko lomoya oluyityhefu oluvela kubenzi bentsimbi base-US ngokunciphisa izinto ezingcolisayo ezifana ne-mercury, benzene kunye nelothe esele ityhefa umoya kwindawo engqonge izityalo.
Imithetho ijolise kungcoliseko olukhutshwe zii-oveni ze-coke zezibonelelo zentsimbi. Igesi ephuma kwii-oveni idala umngcipheko womhlaza womntu ngamnye emoyeni ojikeleze izityalo zetsimbi ezingama-50 kwi-1,000,000, abathi abameli bezempilo boluntu bayingozi kubantwana nakubantu abaneengxaki zempilo.
Iikhemikhali azihambi kude nesityalo, kodwa abameli bathi bayonakalisa impilo yoluntu "kwi-fenceline" kwindawo enengeniso ephantsi ejikeleze izibonelelo zentsimbi, kwaye bamele umba wobulungisa kokusingqongileyo.
“Kudala abantu bajongana nemingcipheko enkulu yezempilo, njengomhlaza, ngenxa yongcoliseko lwe-oveni ye-coke,” utshilo uPatrice Simms, usekela-mongameli we-Earthjustice kuluntu olusempilweni. Imithetho "ibalulekile ekukhuseleni uluntu kunye nabasebenzi kufutshane neeonti ze-coke".
Ii-ovens ze-coke ngamagumbi afudumeza amalahle ukuvelisa i-coke, idiphozithi eqinile esetyenziselwa ukwenza intsimbi. Igesi eveliswa zii-ovens ihlelwa yi-EPA njenge-carcinogen eyaziwayo yomntu kwaye iqulethe umxube weekhemikhali ezinobungozi, isinyithi esinzima kunye neengqungquthela eziguquguqukayo.
Uninzi lweekhemikhali zinxulunyaniswa nemicimbi enzima yezempilo, kubandakanya i-eczema enzima, iingxaki zokuphefumla kunye nezilonda zokugaya.
Phakathi kobungqina obandayo betyhefu yerhasi kwiminyaka yakutshanje, i-EPA yenze kancinci ukuthintela ungcoliseko, batsho abagxeki. Amaqela okusingqongileyo atyhala imida emitsha kunye nokubeka iliso okungcono kunye nobulungisa bomhlaba ngo-2019 bamangalele i-EPA ngalo mbandela.
Ii-oveni ze-Coke ziye zathwaxa kakhulu izixeko ezikumantla ambindi-ntshona wemizi mveliso kunye ne-Alabama. E-Detroit, isityalo se-coke esiye saphula imigangatho yomgangatho womoya kangangamawakawaka amaxesha sisembindini wokuqhubeka kwesimangalo esityhola ukuba i-sulphur dioxide eveliswa yigesi ye-oven ye-coke iye yagula abahlali abakufutshane kwindawo enabantu abaNtsundu, nangona imithetho emitsha ayiquki oko kungcoliseka.
Imithetho, epapashwe ngoLwesihlanu, idinga uvavanyo "locingo" olujikeleze izityalo, kwaye, ukuba ukungcola kufunyenwe ukudlula imida emitsha, abenzi bensimbi kufuneka bachonge umthombo kwaye bathathe amanyathelo okunciphisa amanqanaba.
Le migaqo ikwasusa imisintsi yemizi-mveliso ebifudula isetyenziswa ukunqanda ukunika ingxelo ngezinto ezikhutshwayo, njengokukhulula imida ekhutshwayo ngexesha lokungasebenzi kakuhle.
Uvavanyo ngaphandle kweplanti yase-Pittsburgh esetyenziswa yi-US Steel, omnye wabavelisi abakhulu besizwe, kwafunyanwa amanqanaba e-benzene, i-carcinogen, ayephezulu ngokuphindwe ka-10 kunomlinganiselo omtsha. Isithethi sase-US Steel sixelele i-Allegheny Front ukuba imithetho ayinakwenzeka ukuba iphunyezwe kwaye iya kuba "neendleko ezingazange zibonwe ngaphambili kunye nefuthe elibi elingalindelekanga lokusingqongileyo".
"Iindleko azinakubakho ngaphambili kwaye azaziwa kuba akukho teknoloji yolawulo eqinisekisiweyo kwizinto ezingcolisa umoya eziyingozi," satsho isithethi.
U-Adrienne Lee, igqwetha le-Earthjustice, uxelele uMgcini-mthetho ukuba umthetho usekelwe kwidatha yoshishino enikezelwe kwi-EPA, kwaye uqaphele ukuba imithetho ngokubanzi ayizukunciphisa ukukhutshwa, kodwa ithintele ukugqithiswa.
“Ndikufumanisa kunzima ukukholelwa ukuba [imida] kuya kuba nzima ukuhlangabezana,” utshilo uLee.
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Ixesha lokuposa: Jun-03-2024