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25 years later, oil spilled from Exxon Valdez still clings to lives, habitats
2014-03-22 00:15:03| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
"My buddy had just handed me a cup of coffee in the morning and we're watching 'Good Morning America,' The herring of Prince William Sound still have not recovered.
State, feds to weigh options in Exxon Valdez case
2014-03-19 22:24:48| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The state and federal governments have told a federal judge they are reviewing information from studies on the lingering effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill and will be deciding how to proceed in a continuing legal case.
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Oil From the Exxon Valdez Spill Lingers on Alaska Beaches
2014-03-02 21:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: The Exxon Valdez oil spill is not just an awful memory. Oil from one of the most devastating environmental disasters in U.S. history still clings to boulder-strewn beaches in the Gulf of Alaska-and could stick around for decades. Researchers presented evidence of a lingering, foamy, mousse-like emulsion this week at the Ocean Sciences meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii. Chemical analyses find that this 25-year-old oil is from the Exxon Valdez spill, when the tanker ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince...
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25 Years After Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Recovery Plan Still Needed
2013-07-15 18:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Nearly 25 years after the massive Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska, the recovery plan for long-term natural resource damages sits on a shelf, according to documents posted by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). In recent court filings, the U.S. Justice Department and State of Alaska say they are still waiting for long overdue scientific studies before collecting a final $92 million claim to implement the recovery plan for unanticipated harm to fish, wildlife and habitat. In...
US well sites in 2012 discharged more than Valdez
2013-07-09 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
E&E: It went up orange, a gas-propelled geyser that rose 100 feet over the North Dakota prairie. But it was oil, so it came down brown. So much oil that when they got the well under control two days later, crude dripped off the roof of a house a half-mile away. "It had a pretty good reach," said Dave Drovdal, who owns the land where the Bakken Shale oil well, owned by Newfield Exploration Co., blew out in December near Watford City, N.D. "The wind was blowing pretty good. Some of it blew 2 miles."...
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