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Trump administration may roll back safety rules put in place after BP oil spill

Ryan Kailath Dec 28, 2017
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Trump administration may roll back safety rules put in place after BP oil spill

Ryan Kailath Dec 28, 2017
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After the BP oil spill in 2010, a new federal oversight agency was created: the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement. Now, according to the Wall Street Journal, it’s proposing to roll back some of the safety rules it created. 

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