BP Defends Dispersant After EPA Orders It Changed

Release Date 23 May, 2010 in Wall Street Journal

BP Defends Dispersant After EPA Orders It Changed Wall Street Journal - Stephen Wisnefski - 23 May, 2010 BP PLC (BP, BP.LN), in response to a directive from the US government to switch the type of chemical dispersant it's been using to break up the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, said it still believes ...
	BP won't change dispersant used in oil spill -- for now CNN - Ed Lavandera - 23 May, 2010 By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- BP plans to continue using a controversial subsea dispersant to break up a plume of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, saying that the leading alternative could pose a risk over the long term, the EPA indicated Saturday ...
	BP refuses EPA order to switch to less-toxic oil dispersant Los Angeles Times - Margot Roosevelt, Carolyn Cole - 23 May, 2010 Oil washes ashore on 50 miles of Louisiana shoreline as tensions mount over how to treat the spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Terrance Castle of Houma, La., wipes off sweat while cleaning up the oil on a beach near ElmerÂ's Island, La. ...
BP wants to continue using contentious dispersant The Associated Press - Greg Bluestein - 23 May, 2010 COVINGTON, La. �" BP PLC said Saturday it wants to keep using a contentious chemical dispersant to fight the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, despite orders from federal regulators to use something less toxic. The chemical dispersant at issue, Corexit 9500, ...
BP, federal officials differ over best dispersant to use in Gulf NOLA.com - Jonathan Tilove - 23 May, 2010 WASHINGTON -- BP has told the Environmental Protection Agency it is concerned about the chemical makeup of the only readily available alternative to Corexit, the dispersant the company has been using to break up oil being spilled ...
	BP to persist with Corexit 9500 dispersant The Money Times - Jamie Anderson - 23 May, 2010 Approximately 715000 gallons of dispersant has been applied since the April 20 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig. Claiming that the chemical product it is presently using is the superlative choice, ...
Government could decide today if BP can still use contentious oil dispersant WGME - 23 May, 2010 COVINGTON, La. (AP) -- The government could make a decision today whether BP can continue to use a controversial chemical oil dispersant deep in the Gulf of Mexico. The Environmental Protection Agency has told the oil company to use something less ...
Agency Orders Use of a Less Toxic Chemical in Gulf New York Times - Campbell Robertson, Elisabeth Rosenthal - ‎May 20, 2010‎ GRAND ISLE, La. �" Local and state officials here voiced desperation on Thursday as their fears became far more tangible, with oil from the BP spill showing up on shore as tar balls, sheens and gooey slicks. ...
BP to continue using dispersant on spill The Associated Press - Greg Bluestein - 23 May, 2010 COVINGTON, La. �" BP PLC says it's going to stick with the main chemical dispersant it's been using to fight the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, despite directions from the Environmental Protection Agency to use a less toxic agent. BP Chief Operating Officer ...
BP to continue using dispersant on spill The Associated Press - Greg Bluestein - 23 May, 2010 COVINGTON, La. �" BP PLC says it's going to stick with the main chemical dispersant it's been using to fight the Gulf of Mexico oil spill because it's the best option for breaking up the ooze before it reaches the surface. The Environmental Protection ...
EPA Asks BP to Use Less Toxic Dispersant on Oil Spill BusinessWeek - Jessica Resnick-Ault - ‎May 20, 2010‎ (Adds Nalco's comments in penultimate paragraph. For more on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, see {EXT4 }.) By Jessica Resnick-Ault May 20 (Bloomberg) -- The US Environmental Protection Agency asked BP Plc to use a less toxic chemical dispersant on the ...
US Lawmakers Question BP On Dispersants Used In Gulf Oil Leak Wall Street Journal - Siobhan Hughes - ‎May 19, 2010‎ WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--The type of chemical dispersants BP Plc (BP, BP.LN) is using to break up the oil from a broken pipe deep in the Gulf of Mexico before it reaches the surface came under fire by federal ...
BP to continue using dispersant on oil spill WGNtv.com - 23 May, 2010 COVINGTON, La. - A former head of the Environmental Protection Agency and a former US Senator will lead a commission that will investigate the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. President Obama appointed William Reilly and former Florida Senator Bob ...
EPA tells BP to use less-toxic chemicals USA Today - Alan Levin - ‎May 20, 2010‎ By John Moore, Getty Images By Alan Levin, USA TODAY WASHINGTON �" The US government is ordering energy giant BP to find less-toxic chemicals to break up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill amid evidence that the dispersants are not effective and could ...
BP Official: EPA Approved 'Toxic' Dispersant ABC News - Lee Ferran, Matt Gutman - ‎May 21, 2010‎ Though the Environmental Protection Agency demanded Thursday BP find a "less toxic" dispersant to battle the oil spill in the gulf, a top BP executive said today the dispersant the company is using was ...
EPA May Not Force BP to Change Dispersants ABC News - Matt Gutman, Lee Ferran - ‎May 21, 2010‎ A day after the Environmental Protection Agency gave BP 72 hours to start using a "less toxic" dispersant to help control the massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, the agency told ABC News today it may ...
BP wants to continue using contentious dispersant WGME - 23 May, 2010 COVINGTON, La. (AP) -- BP says a chemical oil dispersant the government wants it to stop using in the Gulf of Mexico is still the best option for undersea application. The Environmental Protection Agency wants BP to use something less toxic but BP says ...
US agency tells BP to try other oil dispersants Reuters - Tom Bergin, Ayesha Rascoe - ‎May 20, 2010‎ LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - The US Environmental Protection Agency has told BP (BP.L) to try and switch to using new types of dispersants in its fight against oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from its subsea blowout, as fears grow about ...
Lawmakers raise questions on oil dispersant Houston Chronicle - Jennifer A. Dlouhy - ‎May 19, 2010‎ WASHINGTON �" When BP and federal officials decided to use a chemical dispersant to break up oil spewing from an underwater gusher in the Gulf of Mexico, they settled on a chemical cocktail known as Corexit. ...
Regulators tell BP to switch chemicals Houston Chronicle - Jennifer A. Dlouhy - ‎May 20, 2010‎ WASHINGTON �" Federal environmental regulators on Thursday ordered BP to switch to less toxic dispersants to break up oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, amid fears that the chemical now being ...
	How toxic are dispersants being used in Gulf oil spill? USA Today - ‎May 19, 2010‎ The two types of dispersants British Petroleum is using to clean up the Gulf oil spill are approved by the US Environmental Protection Agency but banned in the United Kingdom, ProPublica reports. EPA data suggest these products, from the Corexit line ...
BP Responds To EPA's Directive On Dispersants WDSU New Orleans - 23 May, 2010 WASHINGTON -- The US Environmental Protection Agency released BP's response to the EPA's directive on dispersants on Saturday. The EPA's directive to BP required them to evaluate available, pre-approved dispersants for toxicity and effectiveness and ...
	EPA mulls barring BP from government contracts USA Today - 23 May, 2010 Environmental Protection Agency officials are debating whether to stop British Petroleum from receiving government contracts, ProPublica reports. The energy giant paid tens of millions of dollars in fines during the past 10 years and has been ...
EPA demands a less toxic dispersant in Gulf spill The Associated Press - Matthew Daly - ‎May 20, 2010‎ WASHINGTON �" The Environmental Protection Agency directed BP PLC on Thursday to use a less toxic form of chemical dispersants to break up the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, one of several steps the government took to crack down on the oil giant. ...
	EPA tells BP to find less-toxic dispersant USA Today - ‎May 20, 2010‎ The Environmental Protection Agency told British Petroleum to find another chemical dispersant to break up the Gulf oil spill. The EPA has given BP until midnight tonight to find an alternative to Corexit and 72 hours to stop using it, CNN reports. ...
Gulf oil spill chemical dispersant too toxic, EPA orders The Guardian - ‎May 20, 2010‎ The Obama administration has ordered BP to use a less toxic form of chemical dispersant to break up the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The decision, first reported in the Washington Post, comes only hours after Congress heard devastating testimony ...
Order to disperse...Pessimistic picture...New Jersey budget rally 9&10 News - 23 May, 2010 COVINGTON, La. (AP) �" BP says it's going to keep using a chemical dispersant called Corexit 9500 to fight the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. That's despite being told by the Environmental Protection Agency to use a less toxic agent. ...
	BP Ordered to Use Less Toxic Chemicals in Oil Cleanup CNBC - Bertha Coombs - ‎May 20, 2010‎ The Environmental Protection Agency has ordered BP to use a less toxic chemical dispersants to break up the oil spill from its broken undersea well in the Gulf of Mexico. Workers from United States Environmental Services bring a boat with oil booms ...
	EPA Orders BP to Use Less Toxic Oil Dispersant Wired News - Alexis Madrigal - ‎May 21, 2010‎ The Environmental Protection Agency ordered British Petroleum to change the type of dispersant the company is using to keep oil from reaching American shores. The EPA gave the company 72 hours to switch to a less toxic chemical for ...
	BP told to switch to less toxic dispersant in oil spill AFP - ‎May 20, 2010‎ WASHINGTON �" The US government Thursday ordered BP to use a less toxic dispersant on the expanding Gulf of Mexico oil slick, as fears mounted over the scale of the environmental disaster off the southern coast. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ...