exxon valdez oil spill, alaska, 1989

Photographs, maps, time lines, and easy-to-follow text describe the events surrounding the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill.

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.

Describes what happened during the "Exxon Valdez" oil spill in 1989 and discusses its causes, impact on wildlife and the environment, and aftermath.

Photographs, maps, time lines, and easy-to-follow text describe the events surrounding the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill.