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Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment
United States; Oil Pollution Act of 1990; OPA 90; oil pollution; oil spills
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The Oil Pollution Act Of 1990: A Solution Or A Problem?, Kevin M. Carey
The Oil Pollution Act Of 1990: A Solution Or A Problem?, Kevin M. Carey
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The signing of the Oil Pollution Control Act of 1990, Public law 101-380, (OPA 90) on August 18, 1990 was a significant landmark in the struggle to control pollution by oil and the activities associated with the recovery, transport, and refinement of oil and associated products in the territorial waters of the United States, and was long overdue. The aftermath of the Exxon Valdez spill, which was the impetus that finally prodded Congress to pass the oil spill legislation that had been under consideration for years, has been filled with controversy over how the spill occurred, how the clean up …