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Exxon Valdez oil spill (1989)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Exxon_Valdez_oil_spill_(1989)
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Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:disaster_response
gptkbp:affectedArea
over 1,300 miles of coastline
gptkbp:affectedWildlife
bald eagles
harbor seals
sea otters
seabirds
gptkbp:amountOfOilSpilled
approximately 11 million gallons
about 37,000 metric tonnes
gptkbp:captainAtTime
gptkb:Joseph_Hazelwood
gptkbp:cause
tanker struck Bligh Reef
gptkbp:causedBy
gptkb:Exxon_Valdez_(oil_tanker)
gptkbp:cleanupCost
over $2 billion
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date
March 24, 1989
gptkbp:heldBy
1989
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Exxon Valdez oil spill (1989)
gptkbp:impact
major changes in US oil transportation regulation
gptkbp:legalSettlement
Exxon was ordered to pay $507.5 million in punitive damages
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Alaska
gptkb:Prince_William_Sound
gptkbp:longTermImpact
lasting environmental damage
gptkbp:mediaCoverage
extensive international attention
gptkbp:notableFor
one of the worst environmental disasters in US history
gptkbp:operator
gptkb:Exxon_Shipping_Company
gptkbp:response
massive cleanup effort
gptkbp:resultedIn
gptkb:Oil_Pollution_Act_of_1990
gptkbp:studiedBy
environmental scientists
gptkbp:subjectOf
books
documentaries
news reports
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Copper_River_Delta
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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