Exxon Valdez Spills Crude Oil Off Alaska
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Science, Economics, Environmental Issues, Disasters
- Subcategories: Business, Energy, Fuel, Power Sources, Ecology, Environment, Conservation, Pollution, Toxic Waste
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: Alaska
- Date: March 24, 1989
Article abstract: The environmental damage to the Gulf of Alaska caused by the spillage of more than eleven million gallons of crude oil from the Exxon Valdez focused attention on the fragile Alaskan environment and raised questions about corporate responsibility, oil transport technology, and legal liability.
Alaskan Oil
The breaching of the supertanker Exxon Valdez on the rocks of Bligh Reef outside the port of Valdez, Alaska, and the loss of its entire cargo of eleven million gallons of crude oil caused the world to focus its attention on the...
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