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The gulf, most got to skip that final critical environmental review. >> so the whole system is broken. it's not about bp having some individualized way of gaining the system. the oil industry has gamed the entire system from top to bottom. >> reporter: documents supplied to congressional investigators by the interior department agency, the mms, show that since president obama took office, 254 oil development plans and 226 exploration plans in the gulf were approved without the final environmental review. the documents also show that every administration dating back to the first president bush ...

The documents also show that every administration dating back to the first president bush used the loophole. now it could end. >> we're closing the loophole that's allowed some oil companies to bypass critical environmental reviews. >> reporter: even if the administration closes the loophole, what about all the other projects currently operating in the gulf? >> you really need to go back and redo that entire decision. instead what's happening, the department of interior is allowing the bad decisions to stand and come around the back and fix it with safety inspections. that's just not good enou...

President obama took office, 254 oil development plans and 226 exploration plans in the gulf were approved without the final environmental review. the documents also show that every administration dating back to the first president bush used the loophole. now it could end. >> we're closing the loophole that's allowed some oil companies to bypass critical environmental reviews. >> reporter: even if the administration closes the loophole, what about all the other projects currently operating in the gulf? >> you really need to go back and redo that entire decision. instead what's happening, the d...