Amaqembu ezemvelo, abelokhu ephikisana amashumi eminyaka ne-Environmental Protection Agency, amaqembu epulazi kanye nabanye mayelana nendlela yokuvikela izinhlobo ezisengozini yokuqothulwaizibulala-zinambuzane, ngokuvamile bayamukela isu kanye nokusekelwa kwamaqembu epulazi ngalo.
Leli qhinga alibeki noma yiziphi izidingo ezintsha kubalimi kanye nabanye abasebenzisi bezibulala-zinambuzane, kodwa linikeza isiqondiso i-EPA ezosicabangela lapho kubhaliswa izibulala-zinambuzane ezintsha noma kubhaliswa kabusha izibulala-zinambuzane esezivele zisemakethe, kusho le nhlangano esitatimendeni sezindaba.
I-EPA yenze izinguquko eziningana kuleli qhinga ngokusekelwe kwimpendulo evela emaqenjini amapulazi, iminyango yezolimo kahulumeni kanye nezinhlangano zezemvelo.
Ngokukhethekile, le nhlangano yengeze izinhlelo ezintsha zokunciphisa ukugeleza kokufutha izibulala-zinambuzane, ukugeleza kwamanzi emifuleni yamanzi, kanye nokuguguleka kwenhlabathi. Leli cebo linciphisa ibanga phakathi kwezindawo zokuhlala zezinhlobo ezisengozini kanye nezindawo zokufutha izibulala-zinambuzane ngaphansi kwezimo ezithile, njengalapho abalimi sebesebenzise imikhuba yokunciphisa ukugeleza kwamanzi, abalimi besezindaweni ezingathinteki ukugeleza kwamanzi, noma abalimi bethatha ezinye izinyathelo zokunciphisa ukugeleza kwezibulala-zinambuzane. Leli cebo libuye libuyekeze idatha ngezinhlobo ezingenamgogodla ezihlala epulazini. I-EPA ithe ihlela ukwengeza izinketho zokunciphisa esikhathini esizayo njengoba kudingeka.
“Sithole izindlela ezihlakaniphile zokulondoloza izinhlobo zezilwane ezisengozini yokuqothulwa ezingabeki umthwalo ongadingekile kubakhiqizi abathembele kula mathuluzi ukuze baziphilise futhi babalulekile ekuqinisekiseni ukutholakala kokudla okuphephile nokwanele,” kusho uMqondisi we-EPA uLee Zeldin esitatimendeni sabezindaba. “Sizibophezele ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi umphakathi wezolimo unamathuluzi owadingayo ukuvikela isizwe sethu, ikakhulukazi ukutholakala kokudla kwethu, ezilokazaneni nasezifweni.”
Amaqembu amapulazi amele abakhiqizi bezitshalo ezithengiswayo njengommbila, ubhontshisi, ukotini kanye nelayisi amukele isu elisha.
"Ngokuvuselela amabanga okugcina izinto zihlanzekile, ukulungisa izindlela zokunciphisa ukungcola, kanye nokuqaphela imizamo yokuphathwa kwemvelo, isu elisha lizothuthukisa ukuvikelwa kwemvelo ngaphandle kokubeka engcupheni ukuphepha nokuvikeleka kokudla, ukudla okuphakelayo, kanye nefayibha yesizwe sethu," kusho uPatrick Johnson Jr., umlimi wekotini waseMississippi kanye nomongameli weNational Cotton Council, esitatimendeni sezindaba se-EPA.
Iminyango kahulumeni yezolimo kanye noMnyango Wezolimo wase-US nabo bancome isu le-EPA esitatimendeni esifanayo sabezindaba.
Sekukonke, izazi zemvelo ziyajabula ngokuthi imboni yezolimo ivumile ukuthi izidingo zoMthetho Wezinhlobo Ezisengozini Yokushabalala ziyasebenza emithethweni yezibulala-zinambuzane. Amaqembu amapulazi alwe nalezo zimfuneko amashumi eminyaka.
“Ngiyajabula ukubona iqembu elikhulu kunawo wonke laseMelika elilwela ezolimo lincoma imizamo ye-EPA yokuphoqelela uMthetho Wezinhlobo Ezisengozini Yokushabalala kanye nokuthatha izinyathelo ezinengqondo zokuvikela izitshalo nezilwane zethu ezisengozini kakhulu ezibulala-zinambuzane eziyingozi,” kusho uLaurie Ann Byrd, umqondisi we-Environmental Protection Program e-Center for Biological Diversity. “Ngithemba ukuthi isu lokugcina lezibulala-zinambuzane lizoqina, futhi sizosebenza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ukuvikelwa okuqinile kufakwa ezinqumweni zesikhathi esizayo mayelana nokusebenzisa isu kumakhemikhali athile. Kodwa ukusekelwa komphakathi wezolimo emizamweni yokuvikela izinhlobo ezisengozini yokuqothulwa ezibulala-zinambuzane kuyisinyathelo esibaluleke kakhulu esiya phambili.”
Amaqembu ezemvelo aphinde amangalele i-EPA, ethi isebenzisa izibulala-zinambuzane ezingalimaza izinhlobo ezisengozini yokuqothulwa noma izindawo zazo zokuhlala ngaphandle kokubonisana ne-Fish and Wildlife Service kanye ne-National Marine Fisheries Service. Eminyakeni eyishumi edlule, i-EPA ivumile ezivumelwaneni eziningana zomthetho ukuhlola izibulala-zinambuzane eziningana ukuze ithole ukuthi zingalimaza izinhlobo ezisengozini yokuqothulwa. I-ejensi okwamanje isebenza ukuqedela lokho kuhlola.
Ngenyanga edlule, i-Environmental Protection Agency yamemezela uchungechunge lwezenzo ezihlose ukuvikela izinhlobo ezisengozini yokuqothulwa kwesinye sezibulala-zinambuzane ezinjalo, i-insecticide carbaryl carbamate. UNathan Donley, umqondisi wesayensi yokulondolozwa kwemvelo e-Center for Biological Diversity, uthe lezi zenzo “zizonciphisa izingozi ezibangelwa yilesi sibulala-zinambuzane esiyingozi ezitshalweni nasezilwaneni ezisengozini yokuqothulwa futhi zinikeze isiqondiso esicacile emphakathini wezolimo zezimboni mayelana nendlela yokusisebenzisa.”
UDonley uthe izinyathelo zakamuva ze-EPA zokuvikela izinhlobo ezisengozini yokuqothulwa ezibulala-zinambuzane ziyizindaba ezinhle. “Le nqubo ibilokhu iqhubeka iminyaka engaphezu kweshumi, futhi abaningi abathintekayo basebenze ndawonye iminyaka eminingi ukuze iqale. Akekho ojabule ngokuphelele ngayo, kodwa iyasebenza, futhi wonke umuntu usebenza ndawonye,” esho. “Kubonakala sengathi akukho ukuphazamiseka kwezepolitiki okwamanje, okuyinto ekhuthazayo impela.”
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Meyi-07-2025