The US government granted BP a license to drill for oil in the Gulf of Mexico without the environmental assessment required under the National Environmental Policy Act by issuing a _________.

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A categorical exemption allows a project to bypass the environmental assessment required under the National Environmental Policy Act if it is considered to have little to no impact on the environment. In this case, the US government granted BP a categorical exemption, which allowed them to drill for oil in the Gulf of Mexico without undergoing an environmental assessment.

The US Government Granted BP a License to Drill for Oil