BP rapped for not making spill information public

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BP has fallen short in providing information about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and Washington demanded that the company release any data and information collected, Obama administration officials told the company on Thursday.

"In responding to this oil spill, it is critical that all actions be conducted in a transparent manner, with all data and information related to the spill readily available to the United States government and the American people," Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson said in a letter.

The officials said in a letter to BP CEO Tony Hayward that despite claims by BP that it was making efforts to keep the public and the government informed, "those efforts, to date, have fallen short in both their scope and effectiveness."