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Gulf Oil Spill Has Surpassed The Exxon Valdez As The Worst In U.S. History

May 27, 2010 11:14 AM

COVINGTON, La. (AP) - The Gulf oil spill has surpassed the Exxon Valdez as the worst in U.S. history, according to new estimates released Thursday, but the Coast Guard and BP said an untested procedure to stop it seemed to be working. A team of scientists trying to figure out... more »
Leader of Botched Containment Efforts in Valdez was BP

May 25, 2010 3:50 PM

Associated Press Writer Since a busted oil well began spewing crude into the Gulf of Mexico a month ago, the catastrophe has constantly been measured against the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster. The Alaska spill leaked nearly 11 million gallons of crude, killed countless animals and tarnished the owner of the... more »
BP Had a Key Role in the Exxon Valdez Disaster

May 25, 2010 9:06 AM

Since a busted oil well began spewing crude into the Gulf of Mexico a month ago, the catastrophe has constantly been measured against the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster. The Alaska spill leaked nearly 11 million gallons of crude, killed countless wildlife and tarnished the owner of the damaged tanker, Exxon.... more »
Looking Back at The Exxon Valdez Spill

May 3, 2010 1:30 PM

CORDOVA, Alaska (AP) - Communities along the Gulf Coast wondering about what kind of legacy the monstrous oil slick will leave can look no further than the towns along the Alaska coastline that were ravaged by the Exxon Valdez spill in 1989. Crude oil from... more »