Why does BP get to violate our sovereignty - dispersants

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Why does BP get to spread disipersants over our territorial waters/exclusive economic zone or any territorial waters?

This is absolutely crazy. That violates our sovereignty as a nation.

Why was it ever OK to let them do this in the first place?

Feds tell BP to cut use of oil dispersants in Gulf

(CNN) -- The federal government has instructed BP to scale back its use of oil dispersants in the Gulf of Mexico, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson said Monday.

Jackson said she believes BP's total use of dispersants can be reduced by as much as 80 percent. While the dispersants are successfully breaking up much of the oil being spilled into the Gulf, she said, "we are making environmental tradeoffs" and are "deeply concerned" about potential side effects.



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