"EPA Requires Permit for Pesticide Application to U.S. Waters"
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a new permit requirement that would decrease the amount of pesticides discharged to U.S. federal waters."
Source: ENS, 06/03/2010
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"BP, Halliburton, Transocean Build Legal Teams"
"Facing multiple investigations, including one from the U.S. attorney general, companies involved in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill have secured legal teams with deep Department of Justice and White House ties."
Source: Greenwire, 06/03/2010
BP Works To "Cut and Cap" as Oil Spreads on Gulf Shore
BP's efforts to cut off the riser pipe and install a collection cap over its blown out deepwater oil well hit complications Wednesday -- a stuck saw. But the effort continues. Meanwhile, the area of coastline affected expanded beyond Louisiana to Alabama and Mississippi and soon possibly Florida.
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 06/03/2010
Rig Survivors Detained Until They Signed Statements
Deepwater Horizon explosion survivors were detained at sea for 36 to 40 hours and prevented from talking to families or going home until they signed two statements, one that they'd not been injured and the other that they'd not witnessed the explosion.
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Cleanup Workers' Contract: Don't Talk to Media
Workers in the "Vessels of Opportunity" Gulf spill cleanup program had to sign a contract prohibiting them from talking to the news media or disclosing "proprietary and confidential" information.
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BP Hires Cheney Spokeswoman, Defender of Secrecy, as PR Boss
Anne Womack Kolton, who as former VP Dick Cheney's press aide defended the secrecy of his energy task force, has been brought in to fix BP's PR problems in the Gulf oil spill.
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Dispersants Remain a Mystery to Public, Despite Fake "Disclosure"
Dispersant manufacturer Nalco failed to disclose the chemical identity of the ingredients to the news media or public, and ignored a US EPA order to stop using the product in the Gulf.
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Top Kill Operation Succeeds in Killing Much of BP's Credibility
US EPA withheld information, and twice during the five-day operation BP cut off the mud pumps for long periods without letting the public know, making statements that left the impression the operation was ongoing.
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Media Access to Oil-Impacted Areas Disputed
The WatchDog's special Gulf oil spill issue includes stories on media access problems, withholding of information by US EPA and misleading statements by BP, mystery dispersant ingredients, BP's new ex-Cheney spokesperson, prohibiting cleanup workers talking to media, and detaining rig survivors till they sign two statements.
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"Shrimp and Crab, But Hold the Oil, Please"
"The spill doesn't put a damper on the Plaquemines Parish Seafood Festival, where at least 1,000 people showed up for good eats and good times. A portion of the proceeds will go toward needy fishermen."
Source: LA Times, 06/02/2010
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