Tracking Oil Spills: Before, During, and Decades Later | U.S ...
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill eventually released 134 million gallons of crude oil, killing wildlife and damaging ecosystems and human communities throughout the region. Although many species have recovered in Prince William Sound and the Gulf of Mexico, oil lingers in both areas, plaguing recovery efforts for several species still affected ...
Deepwater Horizon: A Moment in Time, Decades of Restoration
On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, tragically killing 11 workers and injuring 17 others before eventually sinking. The resulting catastrophic leak from the wellhead on the ocean floor released approximately 134 million gallons of oil into the Gulf.
The BP Oil Disaster, 10 Years Later - NPR
2020年4月20日 · It's been 10 years since the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico about 50 miles off the Louisiana coast. Eleven rig workers were killed, and the explosion created the...
10 Photos That Tell the Story of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill and its ...
Before 2010, when the United States was fixated on a gushing oil well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, most Americans could probably only name one spill: when the tanker Exxon Valdez released 11 million gallons of crude oil into Alaska's Prince William Sound on March 24, 1989.
We still don’t know the full impacts of the BP oil spill, 10 years later
2020年4月20日 · Smoke rises from surface oil being burned by cleanup crews in the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in April 2010. The BP oil spill of 2010 started suddenly,...
Exxon Valdez changed the oil industry forever—but new threats …
2019年3月22日 · The Exxon Valdez was the worst oil spill in U.S. waters until the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010. Within days oil from the Exxon Valdez spread some 1,300 miles...
Before and After an Oil Spill: The Arthur Kill - amazon.com
1994年6月1日 · In January 1990, the New York Harbor suffered a major oil spill when an underwater pipe at an Exxon refinery leaked into the Arthur Kill, the fifteen-mile strait that runs between New Jersey and Staten Island.
Tracking Oil Spills: Before, During, and Decades Later
2016年11月29日 · On March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska, spilling nearly 11 million gallons of crude oil. At the time, the spill was the Nation’s largest environmental disaster.
Crude Oil Spill Response in the Great Lakes Region: Before and After ...
2020年4月16日 · The primary objective of this research was to highlight how crude oil response changed from before and after the 2010 Kalamazoo River Enbridge oil spill and to create awareness around pipeline and pipeline spill response in the Great Lakes.
20 Years After the Exxon Valdez: Preventing--and Preparing for
2009年3月23日 · The biggest oil spill in U.S. history sparked improvements in tanker construction and navigation technology, along with better crew training, but the danger remains. Learn and share the most...