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EPA History: Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

Administrator Bill Reilly at the Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup site, August 1989

Press Releases and Reports

Note: The resources listed below are available for historical reference only. Page layout may differ for older documents and some links may be broken.

The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill: A Report to the President
[National Response Team - May 1989]
Bioremediation of Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
[EPA press release - July 31, 1989]
Reilly Press Conference in Anchorage about Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Cleanup
[EPA press release - August 2, 1989]
Exxon to Pay Record One Billion Dollars in Criminal Fines and Civil Damages in Connection with Alaskan Oil Spill
[EPA press release - March 13, 1991]

Other Resources

Spill Profile: Exxon Valdez
EPA Oil Spill Program
Information about the Exxon Valdez Spill
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration