Law360, New York (March 13, 2014, 7:20 PM EDT) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday agreed to let BP PLC contract with the federal government again, lifting a ban that was enacted 16 months ago when the oil giant pled guilty to felony misconduct in a $4.5 billion settlement related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The agreement contains ethics and safety provisions and requires BP to retain an EPA-approved auditor to examine the company's performance. The EPA enacted the ban in late November 2012 after concluding that the oil giant's response to the April 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill raised serious concerns about the company's responsibility....

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