Raws li Thawj Tswj Hwm Biden hais lus ntawm lub koom haum tua hluav taws, cov pab pawg tab tom hu xov tooj kom tau cov tshuaj lom neeg tawm ntawm lawv lub iav.
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AThawj Tswj Hwm Biden tau tshaj tawm xov xwm txog kev tua neeg tua hluav taws lub koom haum rau hnub Monday, thawj zaug hauv ntau tshaj li ob xyoo caum uas tus thawj tswj hwm zaum tau hais rau pab pawg, lub koomhaum tseem tabtom hu xovtooj los hloov nws cov tswvcuab cov cuab yeej ua haujlwm lom. Lub koom haum International Cov Hluav Taws Xob Hluav Taws Xob, lossis IAFF, uas sawv cev rau qee tus tswvcuab 340,000 thiab yog tus txhawb nqa thaum ntxov ntawm Biden hauv kev xaiv tsa xyoo 2020, tau teem sijhawm rau hnub Tuesday ntawm Capitol kom yaum Congress kom tshem tawm PFAS - hu ua tshuaj mus ib txhis - los ntawm lawv cov cuab yeej tiv thaiv thiab tso tseg nyiaj txiag rau lwm txoj kev nyab xeeb.
Cov neeg tua hluav taws 'cov khaub ncaws tiv thaiv peb-txheej, lub npe hu ua turnout gear, yog txhais tau tias kom lawv muaj kev nyab xeeb ntawm nplaim taws, cua sov thiab dej. Tab sis lub koom haum hais tias kev suav nrog PFAS yog lub luag haujlwm rau kev mob qog noj ntshav siab ntawm nws cov tswv cuab. "Qhov uas yuav tsum ua kom peb muaj kev nyab xeeb yog ua rau peb mob," tus thawj tswj hwm Edward Kelly tau hais.
PFAS chemicals yog ib qho kev phom sij loj thoob plaws hauv lub tebchaws, nrog rau kev sib foob loj zuj zus thiab kev siv zog los daws lawv qhov cuam tshuam ib puag ncig tsuas yog pib. Lawv tau raug siv los tua hluav taws ua npuas ncauj hauv tshav dav hlau thiab cov roj refineries, thiab lawv muaj ntau yam hauv cov neeg siv khoom xws li cov tsho los nag mus rau pleev. Kev raug rau PFAS tuaj yeem nce kev pheej hmoo ntawm tib neeg tsim qee yam qog nqaij hlav, txo lub siab ua haujlwm thiab nce qib roj cholesterol, raws li Lub Chaw Tiv Thaiv Kab Mob thiab Tiv Thaiv. Kev lag luam loj 3M, yog ib lub tuam txhab loj tshaj plaws hauv Teb Chaws Asmeskas ntawm PFAS nrog $ 1.3 nphom hauv cov nyiaj tau los ntawm lawv, tau hais tias nws yuav tsum tsis txhob tsim lawv thaum kawg ntawm 2025 thiab coj tag nrho cov nqi ntawm $ 1.3 billion rau $ 2.3 billion. Lub tuam txhab cais mus txog $ 850 lab kev daws teeb meem nrog rau lub xeev Minnesota xyoo 2018 txog kev puas tsuaj nws cov nroj tsuag tau ua rau cov dej haus thiab cov peev txheej ntuj.
A New documentary, Hlawv, taug qab li cas Diane Cotter, tus poj niam ntawm so haujlwm Worcester, Massachusetts, tus tua hluav taws Paul Cotter, tau pib tawm tsam PFAS hauv kev tawm tsam thaum nws pom lawv cov qib siab hauv nws cov khoom siv tom qab nws raug kuaj mob qog noj ntshav hauv 2014. Thaum lub sijhawm, lub union, nyob rau hauv kev coj ntawm Washington, DC lub hwj chim broker Harold Schaitberger, muaj ib tug nruj kev sib raug zoo nrog iav manufacturers, uas txawm tau txhawb nqa IAFF symposium ntawm kev tua hluav taws kub hnyiab. Nyob rau tib lub sijhawm, txawm li cas los xij, ridding iav ntawm cov tshuaj lom neeg los ua qhov teeb meem loj rau IAFF. Kelly, tus tub thiab tub xeeb ntxwv ntawm cov neeg tua hluav taws uas thawj zaug koom nrog Boston Fire Department hauv xyoo 1997, tau ua thawj coj ntawm lub koomhaum hauv lub Peb Hlis 2021.
Qhov teeb meem yog, nws tsis yooj yim heev los hloov lub iav.
Thaum pib, muaj cov lus qhia hauv lub tebchaws rau cov iav tiv thaiv hluav taws, teeb tsa los ntawm ib pab pawg hu ua National Fire Protection Association, thiab cov qauv no yuav tsum tau siv cov tshuaj PFAS. Kelly tau hais lub lim tiam dhau los ntawm lub rooj sib tham ntawm pab pawg ntawd hauv Durham, NC los sib cav txog kev hloov pauv cov qauv. "Peb tuaj yeem muaj cov iav nyab xeeb yam tsis muaj tshuaj tsis zoo," nws tweeted tom qab. "Nyob rau hauv Durham nag hmo, kuv tau hais meej: Nws yog lub sijhawm rau kev lag luam thiab kev tswj hwm pawg ua haujlwm. Peb cov neeg tua hluav taws thiab cov zej zog nyob ntawm nws. "
Hloov cov qauv yog thawj qhov teeb meem, qhov thib ob yog tus nqi. Txhua tus neeg tua hluav taws muaj tsawg kawg yog ib txheej ntawm cov cuab yeej tig tawm thiab ntau tus muaj ob yog li lawv tuaj yeem muaj ib qho npaj txhij thaum lwm tus tab tom ntxuav. Nrog ib set iav raug nqi ib co $3,000, kev suav rov qab-ntawm-lub-lub hnab ntawv muab tag nrho cov nqi ntawm kev hloov tag nrho PFAS iav saum toj no $ 1.5 billion. Leej twg yuav them tus nqi ntawd, thiab nws yuav siv sijhawm ntev npaum li cas, tseem yog cov lus nug qhib.
Tau qhov twg los: https://www.forbes.com/sites/amyfeldman/2023/03/06/bidens-visit-to-firefighters-spotlights-unions-calls-to-replace-toxic-protective-gear/