Exxon Valdez Oil & Prince William Sound: A 10-Year Reckoning
Photo & Art Essay compiled by Riki Ott, Cordova, Alaska

 

13. When the Exxon Valdez grounded on Bligh Reef, it spilled at least 25 to 33 million gallons of oil, according to state documents released in recent years. But just after the spill in 1989, Exxon reported only 11 million gallons.

(Riki Ott, personal collection)


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(Abbreviations used: ANF for Artists for Nature Foundation; CRWP for Copper River Watershed Project; EVOS Exxon Valdez Oil Spill)

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