Latest news: August 7, 2012

Environmental group sues EPA over dispersants used during Gulf oil spill
By Bruce Alpert, The Times-Picayune. August 6, 2012.
“WASHINGTON — Citing continued doubts about the effect of nearly 2 million gallons of chemical dispersants used during the 2010 BP oil spill, a coalition of environmental and public health groups filed suit Monday to force the Environmental Protect Agency to develop new standards for future use. The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C…” (Read more)