Exxon Valdez: How a Massive Oil Spill Triggered an Environmental Catastrophe : How a Massive Oil Spill Triggered an Environmental Catastrophe

The biggest oil spill in U.S. history that polluted the pristine waters of Alaska decades ago and killed thousands of birds, mammals, and fish, still haunts the people who are living with its aftermath. On Good Friday 1989, the huge oil tanker, Exxon Valdez, ran aground in Prince William Sound, spilling millions of gallons of crude oil into the water-oil that would eventually cover more than 1,000 miles of shoreline. Cleanup began immediately but there is still oil in the sound and Alaskans say life will never be the same. "The biggest oil spill in U.S. history polluted the pristine waters of Alaska decades ago and killed thousands of birds, mammals, and fish. It still haunts the people who are living with its aftermath. On Good Friday 1989, the huge oil tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound, spilling millions of crude oil into the water -- oil that would eventually cover more than 1,000 miles of shoreline. Cleanup began immediately but there is still oil in the sound and Alaskans say life will never be the same."--Back cover Examines the environmental disaster brought on by the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska. Highlights Alaska's history with oil, the clean-up efforts, and the long-term effects of the spill. Includes a timeline, text-related questions, a glossary, resources for further information, and color photographs Describes the devastating effects of an oil spill caused by damage to the Exxon Valdez tanker off the coast of Alaska on March 24, 1989