Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Triggers Corporate Campaign to Limit Pollution Liability
On March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska, spilling 11 million gallons of crude oil and devastating 1,300 miles of coastline. Beyond the immediate environmental catastrophe, Exxon’s response established a template for corporate liability evasion …
Exxon Corporation
American Petroleum Institute
U.S. Supreme Court
Alaska Native communities
Commercial fishing industry
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