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Since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded on April 20, more than 300 million gallons of oil and gas have gushed into the Gulf of Mexico.
With the well temporarily capped, reports are beginning to claim that there is little visible oil left, and environmental damage is not significant. However, there are both scientists and officials close to the situation who believe that data is being manipulated to hide an undesirable truth.
EPA Senior Policy Analyst Hugh Kaufman believes most of the oil spill has been hidden under an unprecedented 1.8 million gallons of Corexit dispersant, and that the EPA has been working with BP to play down negative data.
Case in point
On May 20, 2010 the EPA "ordered BP to look for less toxic alternatives to Corexit, and later ordered BP to stop spraying dispersants," citing concerns over toxicity and long term damage to the environment.
BP refused to switch to a less toxic chemical and continued to drown the oil slick with 1.8 million gallons of Corexit.
On June 30, 2010, PBS reported that the Environmental Protection Agency issued a new study claiming that BP’s dispersant was "practically non-toxic."
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