On Sunday May 23rd, the White House administration officials defended their position on the gulf oil spill cleanup. They are sticking to their decision to keep the company in charge of cleaning up the spill. Thad Allen, the coast guard commandment Adm. , stated "that the federal government didn't possess the technology to access the leak 5,000 feet below the surface of the ocean."
On Thursday, the EPA "ordered BP to identify and use a less-toxic of chemical dispersant that it has been using to break up the spill. BP refused, saying it believes the product it has been using—Corexit, manufactured by Nalco Holding Co. of Naperville, Ill.,—is the best option."
As a whole, the whole spill issue seems to give off a hot potato effect. The government and BP officials are still in a gridlock on what is the correct plan of action. The EPA is known as the Environmental Protection Agency. It is a government run committee that deals with restrictions on products in order to protect the environment.
Posted by: M. Laycock and S. Romell
Photo Credit: SIPA USA
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