Bibliograph

Exxon Valdez, how a massive oil spill triggered an environmental catastrophe

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Exxon Valdez, how a massive oil spill triggered an environmental catastrophe

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Exxon Valdez

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

CPB grades 4-8. Captured science history

Sub title

how a massive oil spill triggered an environmental catastrophe

Summary

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

Target audience

juvenile

Classification