Factoid/2009/03/23
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< Beachapedia:Factoid | 2009 | 03
20th Anniversary of the Awful Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
- "Tuesday [3/24/2009] marks the 20th anniversary of one of this country's great ecological disasters. The Exxon Valdez slammed into Bligh Reef in Alaska's Prince William Sound, spilling 11 million gallons of crude oil, damaging 1,300 miles of shoreline, disrupting the livelihoods of thousands of Americans and fouling one of the country's richest fishing grounds." - excerpt from this New York Times article.
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