{"id":3655,"date":"2020-02-19T13:21:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T18:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-graham-mast-bonamici-lead-introduction-of-bipartisan-bicameral-legislation-to-tackle-microplastic-pollution-2020\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T11:07:04","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T15:07:04","slug":"merkley-graham-mast-bonamici-lead-introduction-of-bipartisan-bicameral-legislation-to-tackle-microplastic-pollution-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-graham-mast-bonamici-lead-introduction-of-bipartisan-bicameral-legislation-to-tackle-microplastic-pollution-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkley, Graham, Mast, Bonamici lideran la introducci\u00f3n de legislaci\u00f3n bipartidista y bicameral para abordar la contaminaci\u00f3n por micropl\u00e1sticos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 El Senador de Oregon Jeff Merkley y la Senadora Lindsey Graham (R-SC) se unieron hoy a los Representantes Brian Mast (R-FL-18) y Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1) para anunciar la introducci\u00f3n de una legislaci\u00f3n bipartidista y bicameral que establecer un programa piloto de investigaci\u00f3n dentro de la Agencia de Protecci\u00f3n Ambiental de EE. 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(EPA) para probar la efectividad de las herramientas dise\u00f1adas para abordar la creciente crisis de contaminaci\u00f3n por micropl\u00e1sticos.<\/p>\n<p>El programa, que ser\u00eda supervisado por la EPA, en consulta con el Comit\u00e9 Coordinador Interagencial de Desechos Marinos, las partes interesadas y los expertos en el campo de los micropl\u00e1sticos y la contaminaci\u00f3n marina, buscar\u00eda identificar las tecnolog\u00edas m\u00e1s efectivas para eliminar y prevenir la acumulaci\u00f3n de micropl\u00e1sticos. en el ambiente.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cLos desechos pl\u00e1sticos de un solo uso est\u00e1n asfixiando nuestros oc\u00e9anos, r\u00edos, arroyos y comunidades, y creando alarmantes monta\u00f1as de desechos en nuestras costas\u201d. <b>dijo Merkley. <\/b>\u201cLa contaminaci\u00f3n pl\u00e1stica representa una grave amenaza para la salud, pone en peligro la supervivencia de innumerables especies marinas y debilita la vitalidad de nuestras econom\u00edas costeras. La salud y el futuro de nuestros ni\u00f1os dependen de que Estados Unidos resuelva este problema, y me complace liderar este esfuerzo bipartidista para identificar las herramientas m\u00e1s efectivas que nos ayuden a lograr ese objetivo\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Me complace trabajar con un grupo bipartidista de colegas para encontrar soluciones innovadoras que garanticen que todos los estadounidenses tengan acceso a un entorno seguro y limpio&quot;. <b>dijo graham<\/b>. \u201cEl programa piloto dentro de la EPA permitir\u00e1 que los expertos y las partes interesadas den rienda suelta al ingenio estadounidense e identifiquen soluciones pr\u00e1cticas que protejan los oc\u00e9anos, r\u00edos y v\u00edas fluviales de nuestra naci\u00f3n\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDa miedo pensar en cu\u00e1nto pl\u00e1stico est\u00e1 contaminando nuestro medio ambiente. Los pl\u00e1sticos oce\u00e1nicos est\u00e1n destruyendo ecosistemas, matando la vida marina y ensuciando nuestras playas\u201d. <b>dijo el representante Mast. <\/b>\u201cSolo va a empeorar hasta que hagamos algo al respecto, por lo que esta legislaci\u00f3n se trata de tomar en serio formas innovadoras de eliminar estos pl\u00e1sticos da\u00f1inos de nuestro medio ambiente. La salud de nuestras v\u00edas fluviales depende de ello\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLos micropl\u00e1sticos son una amenaza generalizada para el medio ambiente, la vida marina y el agua potable segura\u201d. <b>dijo el representante Bonamici<\/b>. \u201cDebemos hacer m\u00e1s para evitar que los micropl\u00e1sticos ingresen a nuestros ecosistemas y ayudar a eliminarlos de los sistemas de aguas pluviales, las instalaciones de tratamiento de aguas residuales, los sistemas de agua potable, los puertos, los estuarios y los entornos marinos. La Ley de MICRO Pl\u00e1sticos ayudar\u00e1 a acelerar el despliegue de herramientas, tecnolog\u00edas y t\u00e9cnicas para limpiar los micropl\u00e1sticos. Me alienta que esta legislaci\u00f3n tenga apoyo bipartidista y agradezco la colaboraci\u00f3n de los senadores Merkley y Graham y el congresista Mast\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>El pl\u00e1stico est\u00e1 en todas partes y no puede degradarse; en cambio, se descompone en micropl\u00e1sticos, que se han encontrado en el agua de lluvia, en los picos de las Monta\u00f1as Rocosas, en el suelo de las tierras de cultivo que produce nuestros alimentos y en nuestros lagos, r\u00edos y mares. Estas part\u00edculas microsc\u00f3picas de pl\u00e1stico representan una gran amenaza para los ecosistemas marinos y terrestres, y tambi\u00e9n exponen a los humanos a sustancias qu\u00edmicas peligrosas. Un informe reciente estim\u00f3 que cada persona <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-environment-plastic\/you-may-be-eating-a-credit-cards-worth-of-plastic-each-week-study-idUSKCN1TD009\">ingiere el valor de una tarjeta de cr\u00e9dito de pl\u00e1stico cada semana<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>El programa piloto establecido por el <i>Hacer inversiones para frenar la producci\u00f3n ruinosa de la Ley (MICRO) de pl\u00e1sticos de 2020<\/i> requerir\u00eda que la EPA pruebe la infraestructura verde y natural, as\u00ed como las tecnolog\u00edas nuevas y existentes en los sistemas de aguas pluviales, las instalaciones de tratamiento de aguas residuales y los proyectos de sistemas de agua potable. Adem\u00e1s, el programa podr\u00eda estudiar t\u00e9cnicas para ayudar a los puertos, puertos, v\u00edas navegables interiores, estuarios y entornos marinos a eliminar y prevenir la acumulaci\u00f3n de micropl\u00e1sticos.<\/p>\n<p>A los senadores Merkley y Graham se unieron los senadores Chris Coons (D-DE), Susan Collins (R-ME), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) y Dan Sullivan (R-AK). El proyecto de ley de la C\u00e1mara est\u00e1 copatrocinado por el Representante Greg Steube (R-FL-17).<\/p>\n<p>El texto completo del proyecto de ley <i>Ley de MICRO Pl\u00e1sticos de 2020<\/i> est\u00e1 disponible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/download\/micro-plastics-act-2020\/\">aqu\u00ed<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, D.C. &ndash; Oregon&rsquo;s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) joined Representatives Brian Mast (R-FL-18) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1) today to announce the introduction of bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would establish a research pilot program within the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to test the effectiveness of tools designed to address the growing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[45],"class_list":["post-3655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-releases","tag-tackling-climate-change"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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