the exxon valdez oil spill occurred on march 24, 1989.
the exxon valdez oil spill occurred on march 24, 1989.
when did the exxon valdez oil spill occur?
march 24 , 1989
on march 24, 1989, the exxon valdez oil tanker struck bligh reef in prince william sound, spilling an estimated 260,000 to 750,000 barrels of crude oil. the exxon valdez oil spill was a major environmental disaster for the state. governor steve cowper, who held office at the time of the spill, appointed walter parker as the chairman of the alaska oil spill commission in 1989. the alaska oil spill commission was created by the alaska state government to investigate the causes of the exxon valdez oil spill. under parker, the commission issued 52 recommendations to improve national, state and oil industry policies in the wake of the exxon valdez disaster. one the recommendations called for a creation of a citizen committee to oversee the oil industry in the prince william sound, which led to the formation of the prince william sound regional citizens' advisory council. the united states congress adopted 50 of the committee's 52 recommendations into the oil pollution act of 1990.
walter b. parker
bullet::::- oil spill profiles: "exxon valdez" at united states environmental protection agency









































bullet::::- us national response team









































bullet::::- "exxon valdez" oil spill at encyclopedia of earth









































bullet::::- the story behind the oil spill verdict – originally published in "san diego union-tribune"









































bullet::::- alaskan regional response team report on the "exxon valdez" disaster









































bullet::::- bp played central role in botched containment of 1989 "exxon valdez" disaster – video report by "democracy now!"









































bullet::::- photos related to the oil spill from the alaska resources library and information services (arlis)
exxon valdez oil spill