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    ExxonValdezOilSpillFAQs,LinksandUniqueResourcesatARLIS

    June2010

    Compiledby

    CarrieHolbaEVOSTCLibrarian

    ARLISReferenceServicesCoordinator

    TheExxonValdezOilSpillcollectionatARLIS

    isthemostcomprehensiveofitskind.

    TheExxonValdezOilSpillTrusteeCouncil(EVOSTC)isoneofARLISseightFoundingPartnersandhas

    entrustedARLISwithitsextensivecollectionofmaterialsontheExxonValdezoilspill(EVOS). Manyof

    theitemsinthiscollectionareuniqueandavailableonlyatARLIS.

    ARLIShasalsoacquiredEVOSmaterialsrepresentingdiverseperspectivesfromstateandfederal

    agencies,universities,theprivatesector,themediaandthegeneralpublic. Topicsincludethe

    groundingofthetanker,spillresponse,cleanup,damageassessment,impactstotheenvironmentand

    people,research,andrestoration.

    Thecollectioncontainsbooks,reports,maps,photos,documentaryfilms,videofootage,anddata,in

    printanddigitalformats. ARLISevenhasworksofpoetry,novels,childrensbooks,atheatricalplay,andamadeforTVmovie,allpertainingtoEVOS.

    Thisguideprovideslinkstonumerousfulltextpublicationsandmanymoreareavailablefulltext

    throughtheARLIScatalogatwww.arlis.org. Mostitemsthatarenotavailabledigitallymaybechecked

    out. ARLISalsoloanstootherlibrariesaroundtheworld. IfyouarenotlocatedinAnchorage,youmay

    orrowARLISmaterialsthroughyourlocallibrary. Specialcollectionitemsareinlibraryuseonly.

    ontactARLISforassistanceat90727ARLIS(2727547)or

    b

    C

    1

    [email protected].

    http://www.arlis.org/mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.arlis.org/
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    UniqueResourcesatARLISAmongthemanyuniqueitemsatARLISare:

    AlyeskaEmergencyCenterrecordingsaudiorecordingandtranscriptofexcerptsoftelephonecallsmadefrom4:57a.m.onMarch24,1989to6:00a.m.onMarch26,1989byExxonandAlyeska

    officials,includingFrankIarossi,DonCornett,GeorgeNelsonandSteveDietrich.

    DOMSReports:AlaskaOilSpillCleanupSupportdailyreportsfromtheU.S.Army,DirectorofMilitarySupportonthemilitaryinvolvementinthespillcleanup.

    EVOSTrusteeCouncilPublicRecordanextensivecollectionthatdocumentstheCouncilstwentyyearsofresearchandrestorationwork,andcontainsdamageassessmentstudies,restoration

    projectreports,annualrestorationworkplans,landappraisals,administrativepoliciesand

    procedures,budgetandfinancialreports,briefingpapers,meetingtranscripts,resolutions,public

    comments, andothermaterialsusedintheCouncilsdecisionprocess. ARLISalsohousesthe

    AdministrativeRecordsforthe1994ExxonValdezOilSpillRestorationPlanandFinalEnvironmental

    ImpactStatement.

    ExxonCorporationsbibliographyofEVOSrelatedresearchcitationsto403scientificjournalarticles

    on

    research

    funded

    by

    Exxon,

    current

    to

    December

    15,

    2008.

    Contact

    ARLIS

    at

    [email protected].

    ExxonCorporationspublicitymaterialsbrochures,newsletters,andbookletsoncleanupoperationsandenvironmentalimpacts.

    ExxonValdezOilSpillFederalTrialTranscript,1994,A890095civil. ExxonValdezOilSpillStateTrialTranscript,1994,3AN892533civil. HazelwoodTrialTranscriptandExhibitsmaterialfromthe1990trialofJosephHazelwood,

    captainoftheT/VExxonValdez,includingavideorecordingofclosingarguments.

    NationalTransportationSafetyBoardHearingsontheGroundingoftheT/VExxonValdez,May1620,1989videorecordingsandtranscript.

    OntheRocks:TheGreatAlaskaOilSpillaboardgameinventedin1989byRichardLynnofValdezandsoldbyOntheRocksEnterprisesfor$16.69,thehourlywagethatExxonscontractorpaidits

    cleanupworkers.

    SeaottertreatmentrecordsSewardOtterRescueCenterfilesdocumentingthecareofoiledseaottersin1989,includingdailyobservationlogs,dietandmedicaltreatment.

    ShorelineOilingEvaluationsSurveysconductedfrom1989through1993byinteragencygroupstoassessoilingconditionsinthespillarea;organizedbysurvey,geographicarea,andshoreline

    segmentnumber. Impactmapsandsummaryreportsareincluded.

    UnitedStateofAmericav.ExxonandExxonShipping,publiccommentsonthecriminalpleaandconsentdecree,1990.

    ValdezVesselTrafficCenterRadioTransmissions,March2324,1989audiorecordingandtranscript,includingCaptainJosephHazelwoodsnotificationthatthetankerhadrunaground.

    VolumeofOilSpilled,1990atwovolumesetofdocumentscontaininginformationaboutthevolumeofoilspilledfromtheExxonValdez,includingreportsandcorrespondencefromExxon

    ShippingCompany,CalebBrettU.S.A.Inc,U.S.CoastGuard,AlaskaDepartmentofEnvironmental

    Conservation,andconsultingengineers.

    mailto:[email protected]://www.arlis.org/docs/vol1/A/310746509.pdfhttp://www.arlis.org/docs/vol1/A/310746509.pdfmailto:[email protected]
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    FrequentlyAskedQuestionsabouttheExxonValdezOilSpillOpinionsdifferonvariousaspectsoftheoilspill.

    Informationfromavarietyofperspectivesandsourcesisprovidedwhereverpossible.

    ThesesourcesrepresentafractionofthematerialsavailableatARLIS.

    ContactARLISformoreinformation.

    HowdidtheExxonValdezoilspillhappen?Summary: ExxonValdezOilSpillTrusteeCouncil,DetailsabouttheAccident.

    Details: FederalOnSceneCoordinatorsReport,U.S.CoastGuard,1993.

    StateOnSceneCoordinatorsReport,AlaskaDepartmentofEnvironmentalConservation,

    1993.

    NationalTransportationSafetyBoardReport,1990.

    AlaskaOilSpillCommissionFinalReport,1990.

    AlaskaOilSpillCommissionFinalReport,ExecutiveSummary.

    AlaskaOilSpillCommissionFinalReport,AppendixAI,MiscellaneousReports.AlaskaOilSpillCommissionFinalReport,AppendixJL,MiscellaneousReports.

    AlaskaOilSpillCommissionFinalReport,AppendixM,LegalResearchReports.

    AlaskaOilSpillCommissionFinalReport,AppendixN,Chronology.

    U.S.CoastGuardNationalResponseTeamReporttothePresident,1989.

    Chronologyofthespill:Summary: FederalOnSceneCoordinatorsReport,U.S.CoastGuard,1993,page22.

    Details: AlaskaOilSpillCommissionFinalReport,AppendixN,1990.

    U.S.CoastGuardNationalResponseTeamReporttothePresident,1989.

    ExxonsChronology,

    1989.

    Howmuchoilwasspilled?Sources: FederalOnSceneCoordinatorsReport,U.S.CoastGuard,1993.

    ExxonValdezOilSpillTrusteeCouncil,QuestionsandAnswers.

    Totalcargo: T/VExxonValdezcarried53,094,510gallons(1,264,155barrels)ofoil.

    Amountspilled: 20%oftotalcargo=10.8milliongallons=257,000barrels=38,800metrictonnes

    Remainingcargo: 80%ofthecargo(44milliongallons)wasretainedinthetankerandlighteredoffto

    the

    T/V

    Exxon

    Baton

    Rouge,

    Exxon

    San

    Francisco,

    and

    Exxon

    Baytown.

    Lightering

    began

    March

    25,

    1989

    andwascompletedApril4,1989.

    Howfardidtheoilspread?Source: ExxonValdezOilSpillTrusteeCouncil,QuestionsandAnswers.

    Approximately1,300miles. 200mileswereheavilyormoderatelyoiled(meaningtheimpactwas

    obvious);1,100mileswerelightlyorverylightlyoiled(meaninglightsheenoroccasionaltarballs).By

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    comparison,thereismorethan9,000milesofshorelineinthespillregion. FromBlighReefthespillstretched460milestothetinyvillageofChignikontheAlaskaPeninsula. Mapofthespillarea.

    Whatisthespreadingpropertyofoil?Sources: CleanMarinaGuidebook,EPA,2007,page57.

    Buller,Pat.1995.CleanMarina+CleanBoating+CleanWaterPartnership,Seattle,WA:

    PugetSoundkeeper

    Alliance.

    Becauseofthepropertiesofoil,acupofoilcanspreadaverythinsheenovermorethananacreof

    calmwater.

    Source: EPAEnforcementAlert,Volume3Number8,September2000,page1.

    Evenapintofoilreleasedontothewatercanspreadandcoveroneacreofwatersurfaceareaandcan

    seriouslydamageanaquatichabitat.

    Source: OregonStateMarineBoard,OregonCleanMarinaGuidebook,August2005.

    Onequart

    of

    oil

    will

    create

    an

    oil

    slick

    over

    two

    acres

    in

    size

    the

    equivalent

    of

    nearly

    three

    football

    fields.

    Source: Franklin,Benjamin,1774,Ofthestillingofwavesbymeansofoil,Philosophical

    Transactions64:445460,448.BenjaminFranklinfoundthatateaspoonofoilpouredonthesurfaceofacalmpondspreadouttoform

    anoilpatchabout1/2acreinarea.

    Howmanyanimalsdiedoutrightfromtheoilspill?Source:

    Exxon

    Valdez

    Oil

    Spill

    Trustee

    Council,

    Questions

    and

    Answers.

    Nooneknows.Thecarcassesofmorethan35,000birdsand1,000seaotterswerefoundafterthespill,

    butsincemostcarcassessink,thisisconsideredtobeasmallfractionoftheactualdeathtoll.Thebest

    estimatesare:250,000seabirds,2,800seaotters,300harborseals,250baldeagles,upto22killer

    whales,andbillionsofsalmonandherringeggs.

    Howweretheoiledbirdsandanimalscleaned?Birds: InternationalBirdRescueResearchCenter,OverviewofBirdSearchandRescue:Response

    EffortsduringtheExxonValdezOilSpill.

    Seaotters: Smith,R.,SeaOtterRescue:TheAftermathofonOilSpill,1990,page44.

    Washingaseaotterwasaveryinvolvedprocessthatcouldtakefourpeopleovertwohoursto

    complete,dependingonhowbadlytheotterwasoiledWashingproceededbywettingtheotterwitha

    solutionofDawndishwashingdetergentmixedwithwater.

    ClickhereforvideofootageofrehabilitatedExxonValdezseaotters,Nyac,wholivedtotheageof

    twentyattheVancouverAquarium,andNuka,wholivedtobe21yearsoldattheSeattleAquarium.

    TherearenowtworemainingExxonValdezotters.

    http://www.evostc.state.ak.us/facts/spillmap.cfmhttp://www.evostc.state.ak.us/facts/spillmap.cfmhttp://www.evostc.state.ak.us/facts/spillmap.cfmhttp://www.evostc.state.ak.us/facts/spillmap.cfmhttp://www.evostc.state.ak.us/facts/spillmap.cfmhttp://www.evostc.state.ak.us/facts/spillmap.cfmhttp://www.evostc.state.ak.us/facts/spillmap.cfmhttp://www.evostc.state.ak.us/facts/spillmap.cfmhttp://www.evostc.state.ak.us/facts/spillmap.cfmhttp://www.scdhec.gov/environment/ocrm/pubs/docs/Clean_Marina/Clean_Marina_Guidebook.pdfhttp://www.scdhec.gov/environment/ocrm/pubs/docs/Clean_Marina/Clean_Marina_Guidebook.pdfhttp://www.scdhec.gov/environment/ocrm/pubs/docs/Clean_Marina/Clean_Marina_Guidebook.pdfhttp://www.scdhec.gov/environment/ocrm/pubs/docs/Clean_Marina/Clean_Marina_Guidebook.pdfhttp://www.scdhec.gov/environment/ocrm/pubs/docs/Clean_Marina/Clean_Marina_Guidebook.pdfhttp://www.tva.gov/environment/reports/elkriver/appedix_g.pdfhttp://www.tva.gov/environment/reports/elkriver/appedix_g.pdfhttp://www.tva.gov/environment/reports/elkriver/appedix_g.pdfhttp://www.epa.gov/oecaerth/resources/newsletters/civil/enfalert/oilspill.pdfhttp://www.epa.gov/oecaerth/resources/newsletters/civil/enfalert/oilspill.pdfhttp://www.epa.gov/oecaerth/resources/newsletters/civil/enfalert/oilspill.pdfhttp://www.oregon.gov/OSMB/Clean/docs/Guidebook/Entire_Clean_Marina_Guidebook.pdfhttp://www.oregon.gov/OSMB/Clean/docs/Guidebook/Entire_Clean_Marina_Guidebook.pdfhttp://www.oregon.gov/OSMB/Clean/docs/Guidebook/Entire_Clean_Marina_Guidebook.pdfhttp://www.oregon.gov/OSMB/Clean/docs/Guidebook/Entire_Clean_Marina_Guidebook.pdfhttp://www.oregon.gov/OSMB/Clean/docs/Guidebook/Entire_Clean_Marina_Guidebook.pdfhttp://www.oregon.gov/OSMB/Clean/docs/Guidebook/Entire_Clean_Marina_Guidebook.pdfhttp://www.oregon.gov/OSMB/Clean/docs/Guidebook/Entire_Clean_Marina_Guidebook.pdfhttp://www.evostc.state.ak.us/facts/qanda.cfmhttp://www.evostc.state.ak.us/facts/qanda.cfmhttp://www.evostc.state.ak.us/facts/qanda.cfmhttp://www.evostc.state.ak.us/facts/qanda.cfmhttp://www.evostc.state.ak.us/facts/qanda.cfmhttp://www.ibrrc.org/Exxon_Valdez_spill_1989.htmlhttp://www.ibrrc.org/Exxon_Valdez_spill_1989.htmlhttp://www.ibrrc.org/Exxon_Valdez_spill_1989.htmlhttp://www.ibrrc.org/Exxon_Valdez_spill_1989.htmlhttp://www.ibrrc.org/Exxon_Valdez_spill_1989.htmlhttp://www.ibrrc.org/Exxon_Valdez_spill_1989.htmlhttp://www.ibrrc.org/Exxon_Valdez_spill_1989.htmlhttp://www.ibrrc.org/Exxon_Valdez_spill_1989.htmlhttp://www.ibrrc.org/Exxon_Valdez_spill_1989.htmlhttp://www.ibrrc.org/pdfs/IBRRC_response_efforts_ExxonValdez.pdfhttp://www.ibrrc.org/pdfs/IBRRC_response_efforts_ExxonValdez.pdfhttp://www.ibrrc.org/pdfs/IBRRC_response_efforts_ExxonValdez.pdfhttp://www.ibrrc.org/pdfs/IBRRC_response_efforts_ExxonValdez.pdfhttp://www.ibrrc.org/pdfs/IBRRC_response_efforts_ExxonValdez.pdfhttp://www.ibrrc.org/pdfs/IBRRC_response_efforts_ExxonValdez.pdfhttp://www.ibrrc.org/pdfs/IBRRC_response_efforts_ExxonValdez.pdfhttp://www.ibrrc.org/pdfs/IBRRC_response_efforts_ExxonValdez.pdfhttp://www.ibrrc.org/pdfs/IBRRC_response_efforts_ExxonValdez.pdfhttp://www.ibrrc.org/pdfs/IBRRC_response_efforts_ExxonValdez.pdfhttp://www.ibrrc.org/pdfs/IBRRC_response_efforts_ExxonValdez.pdfhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQLQhZ-YO_shttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQLQhZ-YO_shttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQLQhZ-YO_shttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQLQhZ-YO_shttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQLQhZ-YO_shttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQLQhZ-YO_shttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQLQhZ-YO_shttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epUk3T2Kfnohttp://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011972659_otter28m.htmlhttp://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011972659_otter28m.htmlhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epUk3T2Kfnohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQLQhZ-YO_shttp://www.ibrrc.org/pdfs/IBRRC_response_efforts_ExxonValdez.pdfhttp://www.ibrrc.org/Exxon_Valdez_spill_1989.htmlhttp://www.evostc.state.ak.us/facts/qanda.cfmhttp://www.oregon.gov/OSMB/Clean/docs/Guidebook/Entire_Clean_Marina_Guidebook.pdfhttp://www.epa.gov/oecaerth/resources/newsletters/civil/enfalert/oilspill.pdfhttp://www.tva.gov/environment/reports/elkriver/appedix_g.pdfhttp://www.scdhec.gov/environment/ocrm/pubs/docs/Clean_Marina/Clean_Marina_Guidebook.pdfhttp://www.evostc.state.ak.us/facts/spillmap.cfm
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    Isittruethattwooiledsealswererehabilitatedatacostof$80,000eachanduponbeingreleasedintothewildwerepromptlyeatenbyakillerwhale?No. Thisisanurbanlegend,asexplainedatSnopes.com. However,itistruethatthecosttocleanand

    rehabilitateoiledseaotterswasabout$80,000peranimal.Source:Monahan,T.P.andA.W.Maki,The

    ExxonValdez1989WildlifeRescueandRehabilitationProgram,1991InternationalOilSpillConference,

    pages131136.

    Howwastheoilcleanedup?Source: FederalOnSceneCoordinatorsReport,U.S.CoastGuard,1993.

    Atthepeakofcleanupactivityin1989,morethan11,000workers,1,400vessels,and80aircraftwere

    involved.

    Details: StateOnSceneCoordinatorsReport,1993,Chapter2:Technology,pages6187.

    ExxonProductionResearchCompany,ValdezOilSpillTechnology:1989Operations,1990.

    AlaskasBigSpill:CantheWildernessHeal,NationalGeographic,January1990,Vol.177,No.

    1,pages1819.

    Whathappenedtotheoil?Source: From: Wolfe,etal. 1994. ThefateoftheoilspilledfromtheExxonValdez,Environmental

    Science&Technology,28(13):560A568A:

    20%evaporatedandunderwentphotolysisintheatmosphere 50%biodegradedeitherinsituonbeachesorinthewatercolumn 14%recoveredordisposed

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    Howwastheenvironmentrestored?ExxonValdezOilSpillTrusteeCouncil,1994RestorationPlan.

    ExxonValdezOilSpillTrusteeCouncil,LegacyofanOilSpill:20yearsafterExxonValdez,2009Status

    Report.

    Whatarethecurrentenvironmentalconditionsinthespillarea?Exxonfundedresearch,ValdezScience.

    ExxonMobil,ConditionofPrinceWilliamSound.

    ExxonValdezOilSpillTrusteeCouncil,ExxonValdezOilSpill:HaveWeRecovered?,2009,12minutefilm.

    ExxonValdezOilSpillTrusteeCouncil,StatusofInjuredResourcesandServices,2010.

    NOAA,HindsightandForesight:20YearsaftertheExxonValdezOilSpill,2009,awardwinning

    documentary.

    Howmuchdidthecleanupcost?Source: GovernmentsMemoranduminSupportofAgreementandConsentDecree,Oct.8,1991.

    Exxonspentmorethan$2.5billiononcleanupcosts.

    Whatwastheimpactonpeoplelivinginthespillarea?Impactsincludeeconomic,social,psychological,andhealth. Detailsareprovidedinthesereportsand

    DVDs. ContactARLISforreferralstoscientists,environmentalactivists,commercialfishers,public

    processparticipants,andspillcommunityleaders.

    Reports:Cohen,M.J.,EconomicAspectsofTechnologicalAccidents:anEvaluationoftheExxonValdezOilSpillon

    SouthcentralAlaska,

    1993.

    Fall,J.A.etal.,LongtermConsequencesoftheExxonValdezOilSpillforCoastalCommunitiesof

    SouthcentralAlaska:FinalReport,2001.

    Fall,J.A.etal.,UpdateoftheStatusofSubsistenceUsesinExxonValdezOilSpillAreaCommunities,

    2006.

    McDowellGroup,AnassessmentoftheImpactoftheExxonValdezOilSpillontheAlaskaTourism

    Industry:PhaseI,InitialAssessment,1990.

    Ott,R.,SoundTruthandCorporateMyth$:theLegacyoftheExxonValdezOilSpill,2005(Healthissues

    foroilspillcleanupworkers).

    Picou,J.S.

    and

    C.G.

    Martin,

    Long

    term

    Community

    Impacts

    of

    the

    Exxon

    Valdez

    Oil

    Spill:

    Patterns

    of

    SocialDisruptionandPsychologicalStressSeventeenYearsaftertheDisaster,2007.

    Picou,J.S.etal.,TheExxonValdezDisaster:ReadingsonaModernSocialProblem,1999.

    Personalaccounts:Bushell,S.andS.Jones,Spill:PersonalStoriesfromtheExxonValdezDisaster,2009(Interviewsdone

    twentyyearsafterthespillincludefirstresponders,tankercrewmembers,Exxonofficials,spillarea

    residentsandscientists.).

    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    learnedaboutoilspillprevention,response,cleanup,restoration,andtheecosystemasaresultofthis

    spill. InadditiontothemajorreportslistedunderHowdidtheExxonValdezoilspillhappen?,the

    reportslistedbelowalsocoverlessonslearned.

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    forgave$125millionofthatfineinrecognitionofExxonscooperationincleaningupthespillandpaying

    certainprivateclaims.Oftheremaining$25million,$12millionwenttotheNorthAmericanWetlands

    ConservationFundand$13millionwenttothenationalVictimsofCrimeFund.

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  • 8/9/2019 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill - Frequently Asked Questions

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    CriminalRestitution

    Asrestitutionfortheinjuriescausedtothefish,wildlife,andlandsofthespillregion,Exxonagreedto

    pay$100million.Thismoneywasdividedevenlybetweenthefederalandstategovernments.

    CivilSettlementExxonagreedtopay$900millionwithannualpaymentsstretchedovera10yearperiod.Thefinal

    paymentwasreceivedinSeptember2001.

    Whatisthereopener? Whatisthestatusofthereopener?Source: ExxonValdezOilSpillTrusteeCouncil,Reopenerdocumentsandpressreleases.

    Atthetimeofthe1991settlement,Exxonagreedtopay$900millionwithannualpaymentsstretched

    overa10yearperiod. ThefinalpaymentwasreceivedinSeptember2001. Thesettlementcontaineda

    reopenerwindowbetweenSeptember1,2002andSeptember1,2006,duringwhichthegovernments

    couldmakeaclaimforuptoanadditional$100million.Thefundsmustbeusedtorestoreresources

    thatsufferedasubstantiallossordeclineasaresultoftheoilspill,theinjuriestowhichcouldnothave

    beenknownoranticipatedbythesixtrusteesfromanyinformationintheirpossessionorreasonably

    availabletoanyofthematthetimeofthesettlement(September25,1991).

    Questionson

    the

    current

    status

    of

    the

    reopener

    claim

    should

    be

    directed

    to

    Andrew

    Ames,

    Public

    Affairs,U.S.DepartmentofJustice,EnvironmentandNaturalResourcesDivision,at12025142007or

    [email protected]: Rodgers,W.H.,Jr.,etal. 2005. TheExxonValdezReopener:NaturalResourcesDamage

    SettlementsandRoadsNotTaken,22AlaskaLawReview,135.

    WhatabouttheclassactionlawsuitsagainstExxon?Forahistoryofthelitigationfiledby30,000commercialfishermen,AlaskaNatives,Nativecorporations,

    landowners,areabusinesses,municipalities,canneryworkers,processors,andothers,seethe

    following:

    ExxonQualified

    Settlement

    Fund.

    JudgeHollandsOrder364.

    LieffCabraser,HeimannandBernstein,ExxonValdezLitigation:JusticeDelayed.

    Faegre&Benson,ExxonValdezOilSpillLitigationUpdate.

    SupremeCourtdecisiononpunitivedamages,February27,2008.

    WhatistheExxonValdezOilSpillTrusteeCouncil?TheTrusteeCouncilwasformedtooverseerestorationoftheinjuredecosystemthroughtheuseofa

    $900

    million

    fund

    resulting

    from

    the

    settlement

    of

    civil

    litigation

    in

    1991

    between

    the

    State

    of

    Alaska,

    UnitedStatesandExxonCorporation. TheTrusteeCouncilconsistsofthreestateandthreefederal

    trustees.TheCouncilisadvisedbymembersofthepublicandbymembersofthescientificcommunity.

    TrusteeCouncilmeetingsareopentothepublic.

    ForahistoryoftheTrusteeCouncil,see: MissionwithoutaMap:ThePoliticsandPoliciesofRestoration

    FollowingtheExxonValdezOilSpill,19912002,ExxonValdezOilSpillTrusteeCouncil,2009.

    http://www.evostc.state.ak.us/facts/reopener.cfmhttp://www.evostc.state.ak.us/facts/reopener.cfmhttp://www.evostc.state.ak.us/facts/reopener.cfmmailto:[email protected]?Subject=Exxon%20Valdez%20Reopenerhttp://www.law.duke.edu/shell/cite.pl?22+Alaska+L.+Rev.+135http://www.law.duke.edu/shell/cite.pl?22+Alaska+L.+Rev.+135http://www.law.duke.edu/shell/cite.pl?22+Alaska+L.+Rev.+135http://www.law.duke.edu/shell/cite.pl?22+Alaska+L.+Rev.+135http://www.law.duke.edu/shell/cite.pl?22+Alaska+L.+Rev.+135http://www.law.duke.edu/shell/cite.pl?22+Alaska+L.+Rev.+135http://www.law.duke.edu/shell/cite.pl?22+Alaska+L.+Rev.+135http://www.exspill.com/News/LitigationHistory/tabid/1918/Default.aspxhttp://www.exspill.com/News/LitigationHistory/tabid/1918/Default.aspxhttp://www.exspill.com/News/LitigationHistory/tabid/1918/Default.aspxhttp://www.exspill.com/News/LitigationHistory/tabid/1918/Default.aspxhttp://www.exspill.com/News/LitigationHistory/tabid/1918/Default.aspxhttp://www.exspill.com/News/LitigationHistory/tabid/1918/Default.aspxhttp://www.exspill.com/News/LitigationHistory/tabid/1918/Default.aspxhttp://www.exspill.com/Portals/5/documents/Order364.pdfhttp://www.exspill.com/Portals/5/documents/Order364.pdfhttp://www.exspill.com/Portals/5/documents/Order364.pdfhttp://www.exspill.com/Portals/5/documents/Order364.pdfhttp://www.exspill.com/Portals/5/documents/Order364.pdfhttp://www.exspill.com/Portals/5/documents/Order364.pdfhttp://www.exspill.com/Portals/5/documents/Order364.pdfhttp://www.lieffcabraser.com/wbh_exxart.htmhttp://www.lieffcabraser.com/wbh_exxart.htmhttp://www.lieffcabraser.com/wbh_exxart.htmhttp://www.lieffcabraser.com/wbh_exxart.htmhttp://www.lieffcabraser.com/wbh_exxart.htmhttp://www.lieffcabraser.com/wbh_exxart.htmhttp://www.lieffcabraser.com/wbh_exxart.htmhttp://www.lieffcabraser.com/wbh_exxart.htmhttp://www.lieffcabraser.com/wbh_exxart.htmhttp://www.faegre.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2881http://www.faegre.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2881http://www.faegre.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2881http://www.faegre.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2881http://www.faegre.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2881http://www.faegre.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2881http://www.faegre.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2881http://www.faegre.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2881http://www.faegre.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2881http://www.faegre.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2881http://www.faegre.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2881http://www.arlis.org/docs/vol1/212253525.pdfhttp://www.arlis.org/docs/vol1/212253525.pdfhttp://www.arlis.org/docs/vol1/212253525.pdfhttp://www.arlis.org/docs/vol1/212253525.pdfhttp://www.arlis.org/docs/vol1/212253525.pdfhttp://www.evostc.state.ak.us/people/tc.cfmhttp://www.evostc.state.ak.us/people/tc.cfmhttp://www.evostc.state.ak.us/people/tc.cfmhttp://www.evostc.state.ak.us/facts/settlement.cfmhttp://www.evostc.state.ak.us/people/PAC.cfmhttp://www.evostc.state.ak.us/people/SP.cfmhttp://www.evostc.state.ak.us/people/SP.cfmhttp://www.evostc.state.ak.us/people/SP.cfmhttp://www.evostc.state.ak.us/Files.cfm?doc=/Store/FinalReports/2002-02535-Final.pdf&http://www.evostc.state.ak.us/Files.cfm?doc=/Store/FinalReports/2002-02535-Final.pdf&http://www.evostc.state.ak.us/Files.cfm?doc=/Store/FinalReports/2002-02535-Final.pdf&http://www.evostc.state.ak.us/Files.cfm?doc=/Store/FinalReports/2002-02535-Final.pdf&http://www.evostc.state.ak.us/Files.cfm?doc=/Store/FinalReports/2002-02535-Final.pdf&http://www.evostc.state.ak.us/Files.cfm?doc=/Store/FinalReports/2002-02535-Final.pdf&http://www.evostc.state.ak.us/Files.cfm?doc=/Store/FinalReports/2002-02535-Final.pdf&http://www.evostc.state.ak.us/Files.cfm?doc=/Store/FinalReports/2002-02535-Final.pdf&http://www.evostc.state.ak.us/people/SP.cfmhttp://www.evostc.state.ak.us/people/PAC.cfmhttp://www.evostc.state.ak.us/facts/settlement.cfmhttp://www.evostc.state.ak.us/people/tc.cfmhttp://www.arlis.org/docs/vol1/212253525.pdfhttp://www.faegre.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2881http://www.lieffcabraser.com/wbh_exxart.htmhttp://www.exspill.com/Portals/5/documents/Order364.pdfhttp://www.exspill.com/News/LitigationHistory/tabid/1918/Default.aspxhttp://www.law.duke.edu/shell/cite.pl?22+Alaska+L.+Rev.+135mailto:[email protected]?Subject=Exxon%20Valdez%20Reopenerhttp://www.evostc.state.ak.us/facts/reopener.cfm
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    TheEVOSTrusteeCouncilPublicRecordishousedatARLIS. Thisextensivecollectiondocumentstwenty

    yearsoftheCouncilsworkandincludesmeetingtranscripts,policiesandprocedures,appraisals,annual

    workplans,finalandannualprojectreports,andothermaterialsusedintheCouncilsdecisionprocess.

    ARLISalsohousesthepublicrecordsforthe1994RestorationPlanandFinalEnvironmentalImpact

    Statement.

    FordetailedinformationonEVOSTCrestorationprojects,gotoRestorationProjectSearch. Searchby

    topic,project

    number,

    principle

    investigator,

    or

    project

    year.

    Whathappenedtothetanker?Source: AnchorageDailyNews,ErikaBolstad,February26,2008.

    Afterthespill,CongressbarredtheExxonValdezfromAlaskawaters. Exxonrenamedthetanker

    SeaRiverMediterraneanandithauledPersianGulfoiltoEuropeandAsia. InJanuary2008,ExxonMobil

    soldthetankertoHongKongBloomShippingtobeconvertedforhaulingbulkore. Itwasrenamed

    DongFangOcean.

    WhathappenedtoJosephHazelwood?JosephHazelwood,captainoftheT/VExxonValdez,wasconvictedofamisdemeanorchargeof

    negligentdischargeofoil,fined$50,000,andsentencedto1,000hoursofcommunityservice,whichhe

    servedinAnchorage,AlaskaatBeansCaf,anonprofitagencyprovidingmealsforthehomeless. He

    hasbeenemployedasamaritimeconsultantandparalegalinNewYorkforthepast15years.

    ForaninterviewwithJosephHazelwoodtwentyyearsafterthespill,seepages2728and279280in

    Spill:PersonalStoriesfromtheExxonValdezDisaster,bySharonBushellandStanJones,2009.

    Othersources: StateofAlaskav.Hazelwood,19891990,trialtranscript.

    StateofAlaskav.Hazelwood,19891990,trialexhibits.

    Isittruethataplaywaswrittenaboutthespill?Yes. In1992,DickReichmanwroteTankerontheRocks:ortheGreatAlaskanBadFridayFishSpillof

    '89,TheOfficialValdezOilSpillMelodrama. Helaterwentontowriteanotherplay,TheBigOne:a

    ChronicleoftheExxonValdezOilSpill,whichopenedinAnchorageinSeptember2009.

    Thespillhasalsobeenthesubjectofnovels,childrensbooks,poetry,amovie,music,andaboard

    game. Herearesomeexamples.

    DeadAhead:theExxonValdezDisaster,1993;madeforTVmoviebyBBCandairedonHBOShowcaseas

    DisasteratValdez.

    Larson,W.,TheSitkaincident:ExxonValdezRetold,2002;anovel.

    OMeara,J.,

    ed.,

    Cries

    from

    the

    Heart:

    Alaskans

    Respond

    to

    the

    Exxon

    Valdez

    Oil

    Spill,

    1989;

    poetry,

    essaysanddrawings.

    Rand,G.andT.Rand,PrinceWilliam,1992;aboyrescuesababysealhurtbyanoilspillandwatchesit

    recoveratanearbyanimalhospital;childrensbook.

    Robinson,R.,LightAllNight,1996;anovel.

    http://www.evostc.state.ak.us/projects/searchstart.cfmhttp://www.evostc.state.ak.us/projects/searchstart.cfmhttp://www.evostc.state.ak.us/projects/searchstart.cfmhttp://www.evostc.state.ak.us/projects/searchstart.cfmhttp://www.evostc.state.ak.us/projects/searchstart.cfmhttp://www.alaska.net/~awss/TankerContents.htmlhttp://www.alaska.net/~awss/TankerContents.htmlhttp://www.alaska.net/~awss/TankerContents.htmlhttp://www.alaska.net/~awss/TankerContents.htmlhttp://www.alaska.net/~awss/TankerContents.htmlhttp://www.alaska.net/~awss/TankerContents.htmlhttp://www.alaska.net/~awss/TankerContents.htmlhttp://www.alaska.net/~awss/TankerContents.htmlhttp://www.evostc.state.ak.us/projects/searchstart.cfm
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    Whatisthedifferencebetweenheavyandlightcrudeoil?U.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency,TypesofCrudeOil,2009.

    WherecanIgetphotosorvideofootageoftheoilspill?PublicdomainphotosareavailableattheExxonValdezOilSpillTrusteeCouncilPhotoGallery. ARLIS

    also

    has

    public

    domain

    photos

    and

    video

    footage,

    in

    addition

    to

    published

    DVDs

    and

    videos

    that

    may

    be

    checkedoutorborrowedthroughinterlibraryloan. ChecktheARLIScatalogatwww.arlis.orgorcontact

    ARLISat90727ARLIS(2727547)[email protected].

    WherecanIgetoilspillmaterialsgearedforteachersandstudents?ExxonValdezOilSpill:ResourcesforTeachersandStudents,March2009.

    This35pageannotatedbibliographyisaselectlistofbooks,videosandDVDs,websitesandarticles

    fromavarietyofsourcespertainingtotheExxonValdezoilspillandrelatedtopics,chosenfortheir

    appealtoteachers,studentsofallages,andthegeneralpublic.

    MiscellaneousFacts:Source: FederalOnSceneCoordinatorsReport,U.S.CoastGuard,1993,page113.

    During1989cleanup,Exxonsprimarycleanupcontractor,VECO,purchased:

    Beef theequivalentof900cattle

    Pork theequivalentof500hogs

    Poultry theequivalentof280,000chickensand800turkeys

    Milk enoughtofill24tankertrucks

    TotalFood 9.8millionpounds(4,900tons)

    Rainsuits 157,000sets

    Rubberboots 65,000pairs

    Hardhats

    30,000

    Coveralls 125,000sets

    Toiletpaper 530miles,ifunrolled.

    MoviesandDocumentaryFilms:Cornellier,R.andP.Carvalho,BlackWave:theLegacyoftheExxonValdez,2008.

    DeadAhead:theExxonValdezDisaster,1993;madeforTVmoviebyBBCandairedonHBOShowcaseas

    DisasteratValdez.

    ExxonValdezOilSpillTrusteeCouncil,ExxonValdezOilSpill:HaveWeRecovered?,2009;12minutefilm.

    Hartwell,K.,

    Our

    Alutiiq

    Journey,

    2002

    (Impact

    on

    subsistence).

    NOAA,HindsightandForesight:20YearsaftertheExxonValdezOilSpill,2009;ashortdocumentary.

    Ott,R.,BeyondMarch24,1989:theLegacyoftheExxonValdezOilSpill,2007(Healthissuesforoilspill

    cleanupworkers).

    TaylorProductions,AlutiiqPride:aStoryofSubsistence,1998.

    TaylorProductions,Tatitlek:ChangingTides,1999(Impactonsubsistence).

    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    Sourcesforadditionalinformation:ARLISSubjectGuide:OilSpills

    AmericanPetroleumInstitute

    ExxonMobil

    NOAA,OfficeofResponseandRestoration

    PrinceWilliam

    Sound

    Regional

    Citizens

    Advisory

    Council

    ARLISFounding

    Partners

    AlaskaDepartmentofFish&Game

    BureauofLandManagement

    ExxonValdezOilSpillTrusteeCouncil

    FishandWildlifeService

    MineralsManagementService

    NationalParkService

    U.S.GeologicalSurvey

    UniversityofAlaskaAnchorage

    FormoreinformationontheExxonValdezOilSpill,contact:

    AlaskaResourcesLibraryandInformationServices(ARLIS)

    90727ARLIS(2727547)[email protected]

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