Amaqembu emvelo, asebedonse amashumi eminyaka ne-Environmental Protection Agency, amaqembu amapulazi nabanye mayelana nendlela yokuvikela izilwane ezisengozini yokushabalala.izibulala-zinambuzane, ngokuvamile balamukele isu kanye nokwesekwa kwamaqembu epulazi kulo.
Lelisu alifaki noma yiziphi izidingo ezintsha kubalimi nakwabanye abasebenzisi bezibulala-zinambuzane, kodwa linikeza isiqondiso i-EPA ezocatshangelwa lapho kubhaliswa izibulala-zinambuzane ezintsha noma kubhaliswa kabusha izibulala-zinambuzane kakade emakethe, i-ejensi yasho ekukhululweni kwezindaba.
I-EPA yenza izinguquko ezimbalwa kulelisu ngokusekelwe empendulweni evela emaqenjini amapulazi, iminyango kahulumeni yezolimo kanye nezinhlangano zezemvelo.
Ngokukhethekile, le nhlangano yengeze izinhlelo ezintsha zokunciphisa ukukhukhuleka kwezibulala-zinambuzane, ukugeleza emanzini, nokuguguleka kwenhlabathi. Isu linciphisa ibanga phakathi kwezindawo zezilwane ezisengozini kanye nezindawo zokufuthwa kwezibulala-zinambuzane ngaphansi kwezimo ezithile, njengalapho abalimi besebenzise izinqubo zokunciphisa ukugeleza, abalimi basezindaweni ezingathintwa ukugeleza, noma abalimi bathatha ezinye izinyathelo zokunciphisa ukukhukhuleka kwezibulala-zinambuzane. Lelisu liphinde libuyekeze idatha yezilwane ezingenamgogodla ezihlala emapulazini. I-EPA ithe ihlela ukwengeza izinketho zokunciphisa esikhathini esizayo njengoba kudingeka.
"Sithole izindlela ezihlakaniphile zokulondoloza izilwane ezisengozini yokuqothulwa ezingabeki imithwalo engadingekile kubakhiqizi abathembele kulawa mathuluzi ukuze baziphilise futhi babalulekile ekuqinisekiseni ukutholakala kokudla okuphephile nokwanele," kusho u-Administrator we-EPA u-Lee Zeldin esitatimendeni. "Sizibophezele ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi umphakathi wezolimo unamathuluzi owadingayo ukuvikela isizwe sethu, ikakhulukazi ukudla kwethu, ezilokazaneni nasezifweni."
Amaqembu asemapulazini amele abakhiqizi bezilimo ezifana nommbila, ubhontshisi wesoya, ukotini kanye nerayisi balamukele isu elisha.
"Ngokubuyekeza amabanga e-buffer, ukulungisa izindlela zokunciphisa, kanye nokuqaphela imizamo yokunakekela imvelo, isu elisha lizothuthukisa ukuvikelwa kwemvelo ngaphandle kokuphazamisa ukuphepha nokuphepha kokudla kwesizwe sethu, okuphakelayo, kanye nempahla yefayibha," uPatrick Johnson Jr., umlimi kakotini waseMississippi kanye nomongameli weNational Cotton Council, esitatimendeni sezindaba se-EPA.
Iminyango kahulumeni yezolimo kanye noMnyango Wezolimo wase-US nawo walincoma isu le-EPA esimemezelweni esifanayo kwabezindaba.
Sekukonke, izazi zemvelo ziyajabula ngokuthi imboni yezolimo ivumile ukuthi izimfuneko zoMthetho Wezilwane Ezisengozini zisebenza emithethweni yezibulala-zinambuzane. Amaqembu asemapulazini alwe nalezo zidingo amashumi eminyaka.
“Kuyangijabulisa ukubona iqembu laseMelika elikhulu kunawo wonke labameli bezolimo lishayela ihlombe imizamo ye-EPA yokuphoqelela uMthetho Wezilwane Ezisengozini futhi ithathe izinyathelo ezinengqondo zokuvikela izitshalo nezilwane zethu ezisengozini kakhulu ezibulala-zinambuzane eziyingozi,” kusho uLaurie Ann Byrd, umqondisi woHlelo Lokuvikelwa Kwemvelo eSikhungweni Sokuhlukahluka Kwezinto Eziphilayo. “Ngiyethemba ukuthi isu lokugcina lezibulala-zinambuzane lizoba namandla, futhi sizosebenzela ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ukuvikela okuqinile kuyafakwa ezinqumweni zesikhathi esizayo mayelana nokusetshenziswa kwesu kumakhemikhali athile.
Izinhlangano zezemvelo ziye zamangalela kaningi i-EPA, zithi isebenzisa izibulala-zinambuzane ezingase zilimaze izilwane ezisengozini yokushabalala noma izindawo ezihlala kuzo ngaphandle kokuthintana ne-Fish and Wildlife Service kanye ne-National Marine Fisheries Service. Kule minyaka eyishumi edlule, i-EPA ivumelene ezivumelwaneni eziningana ezingokomthetho ukuthi ihlole izibulala-zinambuzane eziningana ngokulimaza kwazo okungaba khona ezilwaneni ezisengozini. Isikhungo okwamanje sisebenzela ukuqedela lokho kuhlola.
Ngenyanga edlule, i-Environmental Protection Agency imemezele uchungechunge lwezinyathelo okuhloswe ngazo ukuvikela izilwane ezisengozini yokushabalala kwesibulala-zinambuzane esinjalo, i-carbaryl carbamate. UNathan Donley, umqondisi wesayensi yokongiwa kwemvelo eCentre for Biological Diversity, uthe lezi zenzo “zizonciphisa izingozi ezibangelwa yilesi sibulala-zinambuzane ezitshalweni nasezinyameni ezisengozini futhi zinikeze isiqondiso esicacile emphakathini wezolimo ezimbonini mayelana nendlela yokusisebenzisa.”
UDonley uthe izinyathelo zakamuva ze-EPA zokuvikela izilwane ezisengozini yokushabalala ezibulala-zinambuzane ziyizindaba ezinhle. “Le nqubo isineminyaka engaphezu kweshumi iqhubeka, futhi abaningi ababambiqhaza basebenze ndawonye eminyakeni eminingi ukuze baluqale. "Akubonakali kukhona ukugxambukela kwezepolitiki njengamanje, okuyinto ekhuthazayo impela."
Isikhathi sokuthumela: May-07-2025