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20 Years After Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Alaskan Coastline Remains Contaminated
Today
marks the twentieth anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, one of
the worst environmental disasters in history. The Exxon Valdez
spilled 11 millions gallons of crude oil into the fishing waters of
Prince William Sound. The spill contaminated more than 1,200 miles of
Alaska's shoreline and killed hundreds of thousands of seabirds and
marine animals. It also dealt a staggering blow to the residents of
local fishing towns, and the effects of the disaster are still being
felt today.
We speak with Riki Ott, a community activist, marine toxicologist, former commercial salmon fisherma'am and author of two books on the spill. Her latest is Not One Drop: Betrayal and Courage in the Wake of the Exxon Valdez Spill.
We speak with Riki Ott, a community activist, marine toxicologist, former commercial salmon fisherma'am and author of two books on the spill. Her latest is Not One Drop: Betrayal and Courage in the Wake of the Exxon Valdez Spill.
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