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A parable of oil and water: Revisiting Prince William Sound, four years after

Journal Article · · Amicus Journal
OSTI ID:272774

On Good Friday, March 24, 1989, the Exxon oil tanker Valdez foundered on Bligh Reef, spilling 11 million gallons of crude oil into Alaska`s Prince William Sound. To Alaskans, especially fishing people, this was a shocking but not entirely unanticipated event, as there had been several near misses in the twelve years since the opening of oil shipping from Valdez, Alaska. This article revisits Prince William sound to evaluate both the lingering environmental effects and the socio-economic effects of the spill and the huge monetary settlement from the spills.

OSTI ID:
272774
Journal Information:
Amicus Journal, Journal Name: Amicus Journal Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 15; ISSN 0276-7201; ISSN AMJOE7
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English