Isicwangciso se-EPA sokukhusela iintlobo zezilwanyana kwizibulali-zinambuzane sifumana inkxaso engaqhelekanga

Amaqela okusingqongileyo, axabana amashumi eminyaka ne-Arhente yoKhuseleko lweNdalo, amaqela asefama kunye nabanye malunga nendlela yokukhusela iintlobo zezilwanyana ezisengozini yokuphelaizibulali-zinambuzane, ngokubanzi bayamkela icebo kunye nenkxaso yamaqela eefama kulo.
Le cebo alibeki mfuneko intsha kubalimi kunye nabanye abasebenzisi bezibulali-zinambuzane, kodwa libonelela ngesikhokelo esiya kuqwalaselwa yi-EPA xa kubhaliswa izibulali-zinambuzane ezintsha okanye kubhaliswa kwakhona kwezibulali-zinambuzane esele zithengiswa, itsho le arhente kwingxelo yeendaba.
I-EPA yenze utshintsho oluninzi kwisicwangciso ngokusekelwe kwingxelo evela kumaqela eefama, amasebe ezolimo karhulumente kunye nemibutho yokusingqongileyo.
Ngokukodwa, i-arhente yongeze iinkqubo ezintsha zokunciphisa ukutyibilika kwesitshizi sezinambuzane, ukutyibilika kwamanzi emanzini, kunye nokukhukuliseka komhlaba. Le ndlela inciphisa umgama phakathi kweendawo zokuhlala zezilwanyana ezisengozini kunye neendawo zokutshibilika kwesitshizi sezinambuzane phantsi kweemeko ezithile, njengaxa abalimi besebenzise iindlela zokunciphisa ukutyibilika kwamanzi, abalimi bekwiindawo ezingachaphazeleki kukutyibilika kwamanzi, okanye abalimi bethatha amanye amanyathelo okunciphisa ukutyibilika kwesitshizi sezinambuzane. Le ndlela ikwahlaziya idatha malunga neentlobo ezingenamqolo ezihlala emasimini. I-EPA ithe iceba ukongeza iindlela zokunciphisa kwixesha elizayo njengoko kufuneka.
“Sifumene iindlela ezikrelekrele zokugcina izilwanyana ezisengozini yokuphela ezingabeki mthwalo ugqithisileyo kubavelisi abaxhomekeke kwezi zixhobo ukuze baphile kwaye zibalulekile ekuqinisekiseni ukubonelela ngokutya okukhuselekileyo nokwaneleyo,” utshilo uMlawuli we-EPA uLee Zeldin kwingxelo yabezindaba. “Sizimisele ukuqinisekisa ukuba uluntu lwezolimo lunezixhobo oluzidingayo ukukhusela isizwe sethu, ingakumbi ukubonelela ngokutya, kwizinambuzane nezifo.”
Amaqela eefama amele abavelisi bezityalo ezithengiswayo ezifana nombona, iimbotyi zesoya, umqhaphu kunye nerayisi ayamkele icebo elitsha.
“Ngokuhlaziya imigama ebekelwe ecaleni, ukulungisa amanyathelo okunciphisa umngcipheko, kunye nokuqaphela imizamo yokugcinwa kwendalo, icebo elitsha liza kuphucula ukhuseleko lwendalo ngaphandle kokubeka emngciphekweni ukhuseleko lokutya, ukutya, kunye nefayibha yesizwe sethu,” utshilo uPatrick Johnson Jr., umlimi wekotoni waseMississippi kunye nomongameli weBhunga leSizwe leKotoni, kwingxelo yeendaba ye-EPA.
Amasebe ezolimo karhulumente kunye neSebe lezoLimo laseMelika nawo ayincome icebo le-EPA kwingxelo efanayo yabezindaba.
Lilonke, iingcali zemvelo ziyavuya kuba ishishini lezolimo livumile ukuba iimfuno zoMthetho weeNdawo ezisengozini ziyasebenza kwimithetho yokubulala izitshabalalisi. Amaqela eefama ebesoloko elwa nezo mfuno kangangeminyaka emininzi.
“Ndonwabile ukubona iqela elikhulu laseMelika elixhasa ezolimo lincoma imizamo ye-EPA yokunyanzelisa uMthetho weeNtlobo ezisengozini yokuPhelelwa kwaye lithathe amanyathelo afanelekileyo okukhusela izityalo nezilwanyana zethu ezisengozini kakhulu kwizinambuzane eziyingozi,” utshilo uLaurie Ann Byrd, umlawuli weNkqubo yoKhuseleko lweNdalo kwiZiko loBume beNdalo. “Ndiyathemba ukuba icebo lokugqibela lezinambuzane liya kuba namandla, kwaye siza kusebenza ukuqinisekisa ukuba ukhuseleko oluqinileyo luyabandakanywa kwizigqibo ezizayo malunga nokusebenzisa icebo kwiikhemikhali ezithile. Kodwa inkxaso yoluntu lwezolimo kwimizamo yokukhusela iintlobo ezisengozini yokuPhelelwa kwizinambuzane yinyathelo elibaluleke kakhulu phambili.”
Amaqela okusingqongileyo aye amangalela i-EPA ngokuphindaphindiweyo, esithi isebenzisa izibulali-zinambuzane ezinokonakalisa iintlobo zezilwanyana ezisengozini yokuphela okanye iindawo ezihlala kuzo ngaphandle kokubonisana ne-Fish and Wildlife Service kunye ne-National Marine Fisheries Service. Kwiminyaka elishumi edlulileyo, i-EPA ivumile kwizivumelwano zomthetho ezininzi zokuvavanya izibulali-zinambuzane ezininzi ukuze ibone ukuba zinokuba yingozi kangakanani na kwizilwanyana ezisengozini yokuphela. I-arhente okwangoku isebenza ukugqiba olo vavanyo.
Kwinyanga ephelileyo, i-Environmental Protection Agency ibhengeze uthotho lwezenzo ezijolise ekukhuseleni iintlobo zezilwanyana ezisengozini yokuphela kwesinye sezibulali-zinambuzane, i-insecticide carbaryl carbamate. UNathan Donley, umlawuli wesayensi yolondolozo kwiZiko leeNdalo ezahlukeneyo, uthe ezi zenzo “ziya kunciphisa iingozi ezibangelwa yile ntsholongwane eyingozi kwizityalo nakwizilwanyana ezisengozini yokuphela kwaye zinike isikhokelo esicacileyo kuluntu lwezolimo lwemizi-mveliso malunga nendlela yokuyisebenzisa.”
UDonley uthe amanyathelo akutshanje e-EPA okukhusela iintlobo ezisengozini yokuphela kwizibulali-zinambuzane ziindaba ezimnandi. “Le nkqubo ibiqhubeka kangangeminyaka engaphezu kweshumi, kwaye uninzi lwabachaphazelekayo lusebenzisane iminyaka emininzi ukuze iqalise. Akukho mntu wonwabileyo ngokupheleleyo ngayo, kodwa iyasebenza, kwaye wonke umntu usebenza kunye,” utshilo. “Akubonakali ngathi kukho naluphi na uphazamiseko kwezopolitiko okwangoku, nto leyo ngokuqinisekileyo ekhuthazayo.”