the exxon valdez oil spill happened in alaska.
the exxon valdez oil spill happened in alaska.
when did the exxon valdez oil spill happen?
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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