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EPA Chief Defends Use Of Oil Dispersant

from National Public Radio
May 25, 2010

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson talks to Melissa Block about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. She ordered BP to slash its use of a toxic dispersant called Corexit 9500. EPA originally ordered BP to halt using it all together, but backed off after BP said it was having trouble finding a substitute in large enough quantities. Jackson says the EPA is continuing to conduct toxicity tests on the dispersant.

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  • All Things Considered, May 25, 2010
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