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oliver-bernstein-sierra-clubThere may — or may not — be some scientific disagreement about how much spilled oil remains in the Gulf of Mexico, but there's no mystery about how much oily waste is collecting in local landfills: <b>more than 50,000 tons</b>. Although the waste contains the carcinogen benzene, federal law — in another costly giveaway to the industry — exempts wastes related to oil drilling from being classified as toxic, allowing BP to merrily offload their used boom and other materials to local landfills, including several that have histories of environmental problems....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/bp-continues-to-pollute-local-landfills-with-oil-spill-waste/'>READ ARTICLE</a>1
EPA-Oil-Dispersants-4There may — or may not — be some scientific disagreement about how much spilled oil remains in the Gulf of Mexico, but there's no mystery about how much oily waste is collecting in local landfills: <b>more than 50,000 tons</b>. Although the waste contains the carcinogen benzene, federal law — in another costly giveaway to the industry — exempts wastes related to oil drilling from being classified as toxic, allowing BP to merrily offload their used boom and other materials to local landfills, including several that have histories of environmental problems....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/bp-continues-to-pollute-local-landfills-with-oil-spill-waste/'>READ ARTICLE</a>2
BP-Stops-Oil-3There may — or may not — be some scientific disagreement about how much spilled oil remains in the Gulf of Mexico, but there's no mystery about how much oily waste is collecting in local landfills: <b>more than 50,000 tons</b>. Although the waste contains the carcinogen benzene, federal law — in another costly giveaway to the industry — exempts wastes related to oil drilling from being classified as toxic, allowing BP to merrily offload their used boom and other materials to local landfills, including several that have histories of environmental problems....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/bp-continues-to-pollute-local-landfills-with-oil-spill-waste/'>READ ARTICLE</a>3
skimming oil spillThere may — or may not — be some scientific disagreement about how much spilled oil remains in the Gulf of Mexico, but there's no mystery about how much oily waste is collecting in local landfills: <b>more than 50,000 tons</b>. Although the waste contains the carcinogen benzene, federal law — in another costly giveaway to the industry — exempts wastes related to oil drilling from being classified as toxic, allowing BP to merrily offload their used boom and other materials to local landfills, including several that have histories of environmental problems....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/bp-continues-to-pollute-local-landfills-with-oil-spill-waste/'>READ ARTICLE</a>4
oil spillThere may — or may not — be some scientific disagreement about how much spilled oil remains in the Gulf of Mexico, but there's no mystery about how much oily waste is collecting in local landfills: <b>more than 50,000 tons</b>. Although the waste contains the carcinogen benzene, federal law — in another costly giveaway to the industry — exempts wastes related to oil drilling from being classified as toxic, allowing BP to merrily offload their used boom and other materials to local landfills, including several that have histories of environmental problems....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/bp-continues-to-pollute-local-landfills-with-oil-spill-waste/'>READ ARTICLE</a>5
