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THOUGHTS FROM THE FIELD

On 24 March 1989, the tanker Exxon Valdez came to grief in Alaska’s Prince William Sound, tearing open its single hull on Bligh Reef. The accident caused 11 million gallons of crude oil to be expelled into the sea, creating an oil slick that stretched for eight miles, end to end. Despite ExxonMobil

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