Reply #6: Obama administration says BP has ‘fallen short’ on transparency, demands new data

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Source: The Hill

Obama administration says BP has ‘fallen short’ on transparency, demands new data

Top Obama administration officials said Thursday that BP is failing to keep the government and public informed about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and ordered the company to quickly publish environmental monitoring data and other information.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, in a letter Thursday to BP CEO Tony Hayward, say BP transparency efforts have “fallen short in both their scope and effectiveness.”

“In order to meet BP’s responsibilities and to fulfill this obligation, BP must make publicly available any data and other information related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that you have collected, or that will be collected in the future,” the letter adds.

It instructs BP to quickly provide sampling and monitoring plans and records, videos and other data — including reports of internal investigations. The letter gives BP 24 hours to provide the Coast Guard and EPA the Web address where the information will be posted.



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