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Amazon's Valdez joins Target as supply chain chief
2016-02-29 17:40:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
US general merchandise retailer Target Corp has appointed Amazon's Arthur Valdez as executive vice president, chief supply chain and logistics officer.
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U.S., Alaska close judicial actions from 1989 Exxon Valdez spill
2015-11-30 23:25:45| Chemicals - Topix.net
Wildlife recovery in Prince William Sound has been extensive enough to warrant closing federal and state legal actions against Exxon Mobil from the 1989 crude oil spill from the Exxon Valdez tanker, the Justice Department and Alaska Department of Law say. A 1991 civil settlement required XOM to pay the U.S. and Alaska governments $900M over 10 years to reimburse past costs and fund restoration of injured natural resources.
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Alaska, feds won't purse $92M in additional damages stemming from '89 Exxon Valdez oil spill
2015-10-15 03:55:52| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The state and federal governments have decided not to pursue $92 million in additional damages from Exxon Mobil Corp., citing the recovery of ducks and sea otters in Alaska's Prince William Sound following a devastating oil spill more than two decades ago. Assistant Attorney General Kaci Schroeder informed legislators of the decision Wednesday in an email, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press.
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State, feds won't pursue $92M more in '89 Exxon Valdez spill
2015-10-15 03:25:08| Energy - Topix.net
The state and federal governments have decided not to pursue $92 million in additional damages from Exxon Mobil Corp., citing the recovery of ducks and sea otters in Alaska's Prince William Sound following a devastating oil spill more than two decades ago. Assistant Attorney General Kaci Schroeder informed legislators of the decision Wednesday in an email, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press.
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Exxon Valdez Spill Had Big Impact on Fish Population, Study Says
2015-09-09 14:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: Federal scientists may have found a link between the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill and a decline of herring and pink salmon populations in Prince William Sound. In a study published Tuesday in the online journal Scientific Reports, researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) found that embryonic salmon and herring exposed to even very low levels of crude oil can develop heart defects. Herring and pink salmon juveniles that were exposed to crude oil as embryos grew...