Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s proposal calls to allocate $10M to use closed detonation chambers in efforts to clean up military ordnance in Vieques, Puerto Rico.
to provide health care services to the victims. The open burnings and open detonations are an attack on our human rights to health and development,” she stated.
According to Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan, an associate counsel at LatinoJustice PRLDEF, a Latino civil rights organization, open-air detonations tend to be one of the cheapest cleanup practices and also one of the most contaminating. Groups like LatinoJustice are now pushing the U.S. Senate to pass the House-approved amendments to support “a clean-up process that prioritizes the health” of the people of Vieques, according to the group.
“The Vieques Amendment passed the House and now moves to the Senate! Call your Senator to tell them that to support the Amendment and a clean-up process that prioritizes the health of Viequenses,”If the Senate approves the amendments, then the U.S. government will provide the $10 million needed to pay for alternative cleanup methods.
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