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    The Exxon Valdez oil spill was a major environmental disaster that made worldwide headlines in the spring of 1989 and occurred in Alaska's Prince William...
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    Exxon Valdez was an oil tanker that gained notoriety after running aground in Prince William Sound, spilling her cargo of crude oil into the sea. On 24...
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    oil spills, the largest and most notable of which was the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska and itself considered to be one of the world's worst oil spills...
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    earthquake, and is located near the site of the disastrous 1989 Exxon Valdez oil tanker spill. Today, it is one of the most important ports in Alaska, a commercial...
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    degrading oil) S-200 (fertilizer) ShoreZone Spill containment Tarball "Lingering Lessons of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill". Commondreams.org. 2004-03-22. Archived...
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  • Joseph Hazelwood (category Exxon Valdez oil spill)
    22, 2022) was an American sailor. He was the captain of Exxon Valdez during her 1989 oil spill. He was accused of being intoxicated which contributed to...
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    following the spill. Despite that it is not the world's largest oil spill, the Exxon Valdez oil spill is typically considered the most notorious in American history...
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    predators. The Barrow's goldeneye was greatly affected by the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989. The spill greatly impacted the bird's wintering areas, and numbers...
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  • Exxon Valdez oil spill was the second largest in U.S. history, and in the aftermath of the Exxon Valdez incident, the U.S. Congress passed the Oil Pollution...
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    phytoplankton, which in turn sustain larger animals. The grounding of the oil tanker Exxon Valdez in Prince William Sound on March 24, 1989, produced extensive contamination...
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  • Oil pollution toxicity to marine fish has been observed from oil spills such as the Exxon Valdez disaster, and from nonpoint sources, such as surface runoff...
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    Bay On March 24, 1989 the Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska creating one of the largest oil spills in American history. On April...
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    Fort Lewis, Washington. As a part of the Oil Spill Task Force 2 created after the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, Ogden supported over 400 civilians with...
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    Trident Seafoods (category Exxon Valdez oil spill)
    finalized a deal with Exxon over damages from the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska. The agreement between Exxon and the so– called...
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    business. When the Exxon Valdez oil spill disrupted the local fishing-based economy, she became an environmental activist. Since the spill, she has participated...
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    ending the initial construction of the AMHS. On March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez struck Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound. The State of Alaska's on scene...
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    portal Exxon Valdez oil spill List of industrial disasters List of oil spills Offshore oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico (United States) Taylor oil spill Timeline...
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    000 m3)of oil into Prince William Sound, oiling 1,300 miles (2,100 km) of the remote Alaskan coastline. The State of Alaska's Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee...
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    the spill, figures place it several times the size (by volume) of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, making it one of the—if not the—largest oil spills in history...
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    otters also become damaged after they inhale oil or ingest it when grooming. The Exxon Valdez oil spill of 24 March 1989 killed thousands of sea otters...
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    News. Hanable, William (1990). Military Support For Cleanup Of The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill (PDF). Headquarters Alaskan Air Command Office of History. McDonnell...
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    the oil tanker Exxon Valdez in Prince William Sound on March 24, 1989, produced extensive contamination of the Katmai coastline. By early April, oil had...
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    flows to the ocean). Exxon Valdez oil spill, 1989 – spilled 260–750 thousand barrels (41,000–119,000 m3) of crude oil. Kuwait oil fires, 1991 - Iraqi forces...
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    Prince William Sound (category Exxon Valdez oil spill)
    m). On March 24, 1989, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef after leaving Valdez, causing a large oil spill, which resulted in massive...
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  • the oil tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef, spilling eleven million gallons of crude oil into the waters of Prince William Sound. The Exxon Valdez...
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  • Prince William Sound following the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. The fishermen were dissatisfied with the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee’s Council’s refusal to...
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  • over 1000 sea otters, along with many birds, died from the Exxon Valdez spill. Oil spill clean up efforts commonly employ multiple methods in tandem...
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    2008-02-22. "Frequently asked questions about the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill". State of Alaska, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council. 1999. Archived from the original...
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    report from the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council named the sea otter as one of several species still being affected by the lingering oil in the area...
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    authorized the creation of the Alaska Oil Spill Commission in 1989 to examine the causes of the Exxon Valdez oil spill and issue recommendations on potential...
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