Breaking: EPA demands BP use less toxic dispersant for oil disaster

The Environmental Protection Agency informed BP officials late Wednesday that the company has 24 hours to choose a less toxic form of chemical dispersants to break up its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, according to government sources familiar with the decision, and must apply the new form of dispersants within 72 hours of submitting the list of alternatives.

Well, better 600,000 gallons (!) late than never (see "Out of Sight: BP's dispersants are toxic — but not as toxic as...