Oil spill governance in the United States the "Exxon Valdez" incident a number of laws were in place to prevent and respond to oil spills. These include: The above legislations were the principle governing instruments of oil spills incidents prior to the "Exxon Valdez" oil spill. Several attempts by congress to establish more encompassing and elaborate oil pollution laws were hindered by belligerent issues which mostly produced stalemates. One such conflict was federal law limiting a state's ability to enforce requirements and liability for parties responsible for causing oil spills. The focus of the debates was mostly centred on party liability. An example of the type of
Baldwin Harbor, New York Baldwin Harbor, New York Baldwin Harbor is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States. It was created concomitant with the 1990 United States Census from the southernmost portions of the neighboring hamlet of Baldwin. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 8,102. Baldwin Harbor is located at (40.633923, -73.603779). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (28.24%) is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 8,102 people, 2,687 households, and 2,185 families