Wɔne Center for Public Integrity, nsɛm ho amanneɛbɔ adwuma bi a ɛnyɛ nea wɔhwehwɛ mfaso a wɔatu wɔn ho ama sɛ wɔbɛyɛ nhwehwɛmu wɔ pɛyɛ a enni hɔ ho no yɛɛ biako na etintim asɛm yi.
Dware. mmeamu. sakre. Na Kevin Hartley, Drew Wynn ne Joshua Atkins reyɛ adwuma wɔ asram 10 ntam bere a wowuwui no, nanso na wɔreyɛ adwuma wɔ so. Nneɛma no gu ahorow, nanso nea enti a ɛma wɔn nkwa nna yɛ tiaa no yɛ ade koro: nnuru a ɛwɔ mfiri a wɔde yi paint ne nneɛma afoforo a wɔtɔn wɔ sotɔɔ ahorow mu mu. ɔman no mu nyinaa.
Wɔ awerɛhow ne ehu mu no, wɔn mmusua kaa ntam sɛ wɔbɛyɛ nea wobetumi biara na amma methylene chloride ankum obi foforo.
Nanso wɔ United States no, nnuruyɛ adwumayɛbea kakraa bi na wɔahyia nkrabea a ɛte saa ara esiane adwumayɛfo ne adetɔfo ahobammɔ a ɛnyɛ den nti. Enti methylene chloride bɛyɛɛ ade a ekum nnipa nnidiso nnidiso, ɛmfa ho kɔkɔbɔ ahorow a ɛfa asiane a ɛwɔ ne nsu a ɛyɛ hyew mu ho ansa na wɔrewo Hartley, Wayne ne Atkins mpo no. Wɔakunkum nnipa du du pii, sɛ ɛnyɛ nea ɛboro saa mpo a, wɔ nnansa yi mfe du du mu a adwumakuw biara mfaa ne ho nnye mu.
Bere a Center for Public Integrity yɛɛ nhwehwɛmu ne ɔfrɛ a efi wɔn a wɔkamfo ahobammɔ kyerɛ akyi no, awiei koraa no, U.S. Nneɛma a Atwa Yɛn Ho Ahyia Ho Banbɔ Dwumadibea no de nyansahyɛ mae sɛ wɔbɛbara ade no a wɔde bedi dwuma wɔ nneɛma a wɔde yi paint mu no kɛse.
Na ɛyɛ January 2017, Obama nniso no nna a etwa to. Hartley wui wɔ April mu wɔ saa afe no mu, Wynn wui wɔ October mu wɔ saa afe no mu, na Atkins wui wɔ February mu wɔ afe a edi hɔ no mu, bere a na Trump nniso no yɛ nsi wɔ mmara a wɔayi afi hɔ ho na na wɔpɛ sɛ woyi mmara ahorow fi hɔ sen sɛ wɔde bɛka ho —titiriw EPA tebea no. Methylene chloride ho nyansahyɛ no ankɔ baabiara.
Nanso, Atkins wu akyi asram 13 no, Trump Asoɛe a Ɛhwɛ Nneɛma a Atwa Yɛn Ho Ahyia So no, wɔ nhyɛso ase, sii gyinae sɛ wobegyae nnuru a wɔde yi paint a methylene chloride wom a wɔtɔn wɔ sotɔɔ mu no. Wɔ April mu no, Biden Asoɛe a Ɛhwɛ Nneɛma a Atwa Yɛn Ho Ahyia So no de mmara bi a ɛbɛbara nnuru a ɛwɔ nneɛma a wɔde di dwuma nyinaa ne adwumayɛbea dodow no ara mu ho nyansahyɛ mae.
Oduruyɛfo Robert Harrison a ɔyɛ adwuma ne nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia ho aduruyɛ ho ɔbenfo wɔ California Sukuupɔn mu wɔ San Francisco no kae sɛ: “Yɛntaa nyɛ eyi wɔ United States.” “Mmusua yi yɛ m’akokodurufo.”
Sɛnea wodii nsɛnnennen no so nkonim sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wobenya saa nea efii mu bae yi ne nea wɔbɛkamfo akyerɛ sɛ worefi ɔkwan a ɛyɛ den saa ara so a, sɛ́ ebia tebea no fa nneɛma a asiane wom, adwumayɛbea a ahobammɔ nnim, efĩ anaa opira afoforo ho ni.
Brian Wynn a ne nuabarima Drew a wadi mfe 31 tɔɔ methylene chloride de siesiee ne South Carolina kɔfetɔnbea a wɔde nwini yɛ ne frigye a wɔde nantew kɔ mu no ka sɛ: “Google biribiara so.” “Na wo nsa ka nnipa.”
Saa na ɔfaa so huu Public Integrity Inquiry a wotintimii mfe abien ansa na ne nuabarima no rewu no, ɔne abenfo dii nkitaho na osuaa biribiara fi baabi a obetumi atɔ ade no kosi nea enti a na ɛyɛ den sɛ wobedi owu no akyi. (Methylene chloride wusiw di awu bere a ɛboaboa ano wɔ mmeae a wɔato mu no, na sɛ obiara anyɛ awuduru ho nhwehwɛmu a, ebetumi ama obi anya komayare a ɛte sɛ abɔde mu owu.)
Afotu a efi Wendy Hartley, Kevin maame hɔ: “Adesua” ne asɛmfua titiriw a wɔde hwehwɛ. Ebia nhwehwɛmu ahorow pii wɔ hɔ a ɛretwɛn wo wɔ hɔ. Ɔkyerɛwee wɔ imel mu sɛ: “Eyi bɛboa ma wɔatetew adwene ahorow afi nokwasɛm ahorow ho.”
Lauren Atkins, Joshua a wadi mfe 31 a owui bere a na ɔreyɛ adwuma wɔ BMX sakre kyɛnsee mu no maame ne UCSF panyin Harrison kasae mpɛn pii. Wɔ Ɔpɛpɔn 2018 mu no, ohui sɛ ne babarima no awu wɔ fam a lita toa bi a wɔde paint stripper gu mu da bɛn hɔ.
Nimdeɛ a Harrison wɔ wɔ methylene chloride ho no boaa no ma ɔkyerɛɛ ne babarima no awuduru ne amu mu nhwehwɛmu amanneɛbɔ ase kɔɔ nea ɛde owu bae pefee. Saa pefeeyɛ yi ma wonya nnyinaso a ɛyɛ den a wɔde bɛyɛ ade.
Mpɛn pii no, nnuru a wɔde di dwuma no betumi de akwahosan so nkɛntɛnso a ɛtra hɔ kyɛ aba nnipa so a ebia ɛrenna adi mfe pii. Efĩ betumi ayɛ asɛm a ɛte saa ara. Nanso sɛ wopɛ sɛ nniso ahorow yɛ biribi de di ɔhaw a ɛte saa ho dwuma a, nhomasua mu nhwehwɛmu da so ara yɛ mfiase pa.
Ade titiriw a ɛma wodii yiye ne abusuabɔ a na abusua no ne akuw a wɔreyɛ nnuru ahobammɔ ho nsɛm dedaw ne wɔn ho wɔn ho wɔ.
Sɛ nhwɛso no, Lauren Atkins huu Change.org adesrɛ bi a ɛfa methylene chloride nneɛma ho a efi kuw a wɔkamfo kyerɛ a wɔfrɛ no Safe Chemicals for Healthy Families (mprempren Toxic Free Future) hɔ na ɔde ne nsa hyɛɛ krataa no ase de kaee ne babarima a wayera nnansa yi no. Brian Wayne teɛɛ ne nsa ntɛmntɛm.
Asraafo a wɔwɔ tumi ayɛ biako ma wɔahu mfaso a ɛwɔ so no koraa. Sɛ EPA anyɛ ho hwee a, ɛho renhia sɛ mmusua yi fi ase fi mfiase denam hyɛ a wɔbɛhyɛ aguadifo ma wɔayi nneɛma afi wɔn nneɛma a wɔde gu nneɛma so no so: Safer Chemicals Healthier Families fii ne “Mind the Stores” ɔsatu ase de buaa ɔfrɛ a ɛte sɛɛ.
Ɛho nhia sɛ wɔn ankasa susuw adwumakuw mmara anaasɛ emu adwumayɛ a ɛwɔ lobbying wɔ Capitol Hill no mu. Nnuru a Ahobammɔ, Mmusua a Wɔte Apɔw, ne Atwa Yɛn Ho Ahyia Ho Banbɔ Foto no wɔ nimdeɛ wɔ eyi mu.
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“Sɛ wubetumi aboaboa kuw bi a ɛte sɛ eyi ano a ... wowɔ tumi a tumi wom ankasa,” Brian Wynn kae, na ɔtwee adwene sii Abɔde mu Nneɛma Ho Banbɔ Bagua no so sɛ kuw foforo a wɔde nsi di asɛm no akyi.
Ɛnyɛ obiara a n’ani gye ɔko yi ho na obetumi adi baguam dwumadi wɔ mu. Sɛ nhwɛso no, atubrafo a wonni mmara kwan so dibea a ɛtra hɔ daa no hyia asiane kɛse sɛ asiane bɛba adwumam, na dibea a wonni no betumi ama ayɛ den anaasɛ ɛrentumi nyɛ yiye sɛ wɔbɛkasa.
Sɛ mmusua yi de wɔn adwene nyinaa si EPA so a, ebia adwumakuw no renyɛ hwee, titiriw esiane sɛnea Trump nniso no repiapia mmara ahorow no nti.
Wɔde nhyɛso reto aguadifo so denam “wɔn sotɔɔ ahorow a wɔhwɛ so” so sɛ wɔntɔn mfiri a wɔde yi paint a methylene chloride wom mfa nnye nkwa. Adesrɛ ahorow ne ɔsɔretia ahorow yɛɛ adwuma. Nnwumakuw a Home Depot ne Walmart ka ho apene so sɛ wobegyae.
Wɔrefrɛ Congress mufoɔ sɛ wɔnam Safer Chemicals, Healthier Families ne Environment Fund so nyɛ ho biribi. Wɔde wɔn ani kyerɛɛ Washington a na wɔwɔ abusua mfonini ahorow wɔ wɔn nsam. Wɔne nsɛm ho amanneɛbɔfo kasae na wɔn nsa kaa atesɛm nkrataa a ɛmaa ɔhaw no yɛɛ kɛse bio.
South Carolina mmarahyɛ baguafo ne mmarahyɛ baguani bi kyerɛw krataa kɔmaa Scott Pruitt a na ɔyɛ nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia ho banbɔ adwumayɛbea no sohwɛfo saa bere no. Mmarahyɛ baguani foforo nso de ɔsɔretia too Pruitt so wɔ April 2018 asɛnnibea. Brian Wynn gye di sɛ yeinom nyinaa boaa abusua no ma wɔyɛɛ nhyehyɛe maa nhyiamu bi ne Pruitt wɔ May 2018 mu.
Brian Wayne kae sɛ: “Ɔwɛmfo no ho dwiriw no efisɛ obiara amma ne nkyɛn.” “Ɛte sɛ nea yehyia Oz asase kɛse na tumi wom no kɛse.”
Wɔ kwan so no, abusua no de asɛm kɔdan mmaranimfo. Wɔde sohyial media dii dwuma de bɔɔ nkurɔfo kɔkɔ sɛ ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔde wɔn ho to asiane mu. Lauren Atkins kɔɔ sotɔɔ ahorow a wɔtɔn nneɛma a wɔde yɛ nneɛma mu sɛ n’ankasa bɛhwɛ sɛ ebia wɔreyi methylene chloride nneɛma afi wɔn nneɛma a wɔde gu nneɛma so ankasa sɛnea wɔkyerɛ no anaa. (Ɛtɔ da bi a yiw, ɛtɔ mmere bi nso a dabi.)
Sɛ eyi nyinaa te sɛ nea ɛyɛ ɔbrɛ a, ɛnde na wunni mfomso. Nanso mmusua no gye di sɛ na ɛda adi pefee sɛ sɛ wɔamfa wɔn ho annye mu a, anka ɛbɛba.
Lauren Atkins kae sɛ: “Wɔrenyɛ biribiara te sɛ nea wɔnyɛɛ bi da.”
Nkonimdi nketenkete dɔɔso. Ade biako de foforo bae efisɛ abusua no ampa abaw. Mpɛn pii no, adwene a ɛtra hɔ kyɛ ho hia: Ɔman no mmarahyɛ yɛ brɛoo fi awosu mu.
Ebia ebegye mfe pii anaa nea ɛboro saa ansa na adwumakuw bi awie nhwehwɛmu a ehia na wɔde ahyɛ mmara bi ho nyansa no. Ɛsɛ sɛ nyansahyɛ no di akwanside ahorow so ansa na wɔawie. Nanso, wobetumi de anohyeto anaa ahwehwɛde foforo biara ahyɛ mu nkakrankakra bere a bere kɔ so no.
Nea ɛmaa mmusua nyaa bara a wɔbaraa wɔn fã bi fii EPA hɔ ntɛm ara ne sɛ adwumakuw no de nyansahyɛ no too gua ansa na wɔregyae ankasa. Nanso na ɛyɛ Kevin Hartley wu akyi mfe abien ne fã ansa na Atwa Yɛn Ho Ahyia Ho Banbɔ Dwumadibea no anohyeto ahorow no refi ase adi dwuma. Na wɔnka nneɛma a wɔde di dwuma wɔ adwumam, te sɛ bathtub painting adwuma a Kevin a wadi mfe 21 yɛ wɔ adwumam no ho asɛm.
Nanso, wɔ adwumakuw bi mu no, ebia gyinae ahorow a adwumam mpanyimfo ahorow sisi. EPA nyansahyɛ a ɛtwa toɔ a wɔhwɛ kwan sɛ wɔbɛgye atom wɔ August 2024 mu no bɛbara sɛ wɔmfa methylene chloride nni dwuma wɔ adwumayɛbea wɔ nneɛma dodoɔ no ara mu, a bathtub polishing ka ho.
Lauren Atkins kae sɛ: “Ɛsɛ sɛ wunya abotare.Ɛsɛ sɛ wugyina mu.” “Sɛ ɛba obi asetena mu, titiriw sɛ ɛba wo mma so a, wuhu no. Ntɛm ara”.
Nsakrae a wɔbɛyɛ no yɛ den. Ebetumi ayɛ den sɛ wode nsakrae bɛba esiane sɛ wɔapira wo anaa obi a wodɔ no nti, ɛwom sɛ ebetumi ama woanya awerɛkyekye a biribi foforo biara ntumi nyɛ de.
Lauren Atkins bɔ kɔkɔ sɛ: “Fa wo ho bɔ wo ho, efisɛ eyi bɛyɛ nkate fam asiane.” “Nkurɔfo bisa me bere nyinaa, ɛmfa ho sɛnea ɛyɛ nkate na ɛyɛ den no, dɛn nti na mekɔ so yɛ eyi? Mmuae a mayɛ bere nyinaa na ɛbɛyɛ sɛ: “Enti enhia sɛ wotra ase.” me beae.Enti enhia sɛ wobɛtwa me ho ahyia bio.
Ɔkae sɛ: “Woyɛ adwuma dɛn bere a woahwere wo ho fã no? Ɛtɔ mmere bi a misusuw sɛ ne koma gyaee bɔ na me koma gyaee bɔ da koro no ara.” "Nanso esiane sɛ mempɛ sɛ nnipa afoforo bɛfa eyi mu na mempɛ sɛ nnipa afoforo bɛhwere nea Joshua hweree no nti, ɛno ne me botae. Mayɛ krado sɛ mɛyɛ nea ɛho hia biara."
Brian Wynne wɔ adwene a ɛte saa ara na ɔkamfo nneɛma bi a ɛma adwennwen so tew kyerɛ sɛ ɛbɛboa wo ma woawie mmirikatu a ɛyɛ den. Apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ no yɛ ne de. Ɔkae sɛ: “Ɛsɛ sɛ wohwehwɛ ɔkwan a wobɛfa so afi wo nkate horow mu.”
Wendy Hartley ahunu sɛ dwumadie yɛ ayaresa wɔ n’ankasa mu – ɛnam mmoa a mmusua foforɔ de ma ne nea ɛfiri mu ba a wɔbom nya no so.
Sɛ́ obi a ɔde akwaa ma no, ne ba no nyaa afoforo asetra so nkɛntɛnso tẽẽ. Ɛyɛ awerɛkyekye sɛ yebehu sɛ n’agyapade no atrɛw akɔ sotɔɔ ahorow mu ne aban asa ahorow so.
Ɔkyerɛwee sɛ: “Kevin gyee nnipa pii nkwa bio, na ɔbɛkɔ so agye nkwa mfe pii a ɛbɛba.”
Sɛ worepiapia nsakrae a, ɛnyɛ den sɛ wubesusuw sɛ wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ nkurɔfo hɔ sika a wɔsɛe sika de kura tebea a ɛwɔ hɔ no mu no bedi nkonim bere nyinaa. Nanso w’asetra mu osuahu no kura mu duru a wontumi ntɔ.
“Sɛ wunim sɛnea wobɛka w’asɛm, na ɛyɛ w’asetra fã a, ɛnde wubetumi ayɛ — na bere a wubetumi aka saa asɛm no, anigye pa, lobbyists,” Brian Wayne kae. “Yɛde anigye ne ɔdɔ a ɛso bi nni na ɛba.”
Afotu a efi Wendy Hartley hɔ: “Nsuro sɛ wobɛda wo nkate adi.” Ka nkɛntɛnso a saa nkate horow yi nya wɔ wo ne w’abusua so ho asɛm. “Fa mfonini ahorow so kyerɛ wɔn ankasa nkɛntɛnso.”
Lauren Atkins kae sɛ: “Mfe asia a atwam ni no, sɛ obi kae sɛ, ‘Sɛ woteɛteɛɛm denneennen sɛnea ɛsɛ a, anka aban no bɛte’ a, anka mɛserew.” "Guess what? Ɛnne biako betumi ama nsakrae aba. Misusuw sɛ ɛno yɛ me babarima agyapade no fã."
Jamie Smith Hopkins yɛ amanneɛbɔfo ma Center for Public Integrity, nsɛm ho amanneɛbɔ dan a ɛnyɛ nea wɔhwehwɛ mfaso a ɛhwehwɛ pɛyɛ a enni hɔ mu.