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New York Times: The Coast Guard approved dozens of requests by BP to spread hundreds of thousands of gallons of surface oil dispersants in the Gulf of Mexico despite the Environmental Protection Agency's directive on May 26 that they should be used only rarely, according to documents and correspondence analyzed by a Congressional subcommittee. In some cases, the Coast Guard approved BP's requests even though the company did not set an upper limit on the amount of dispersant it planned to ......
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Despite Rule, BP Used Dispersant, Panel Finds
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on August 1st, 2010
Posted in Water Conservation