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...ANCHORAGE - A federal judge will hear arguments Friday on whether Exxon Mobil Corp. owes another $100 million to remove oil remaining on the Prince William Sound shoreline from the 1989 Exxon Valdez tanker spill. U.S. District Judge Russel Holland...
...it was not useful in producing an estimate of the oil remaining in the sound, Short said. Snug Harbor is 55 miles...sampling. From that information, Short will estimate the oil remaining in Prince William Sound, without having to examine...
...became noticeable at about 4:20 p.m. Tuesday. There are 9,400 gallons of diesel fuel and 1,000 gallons of lube oil remaining aboard the Spirit of '98. Voss said the fuel tanks were not leaking. Bob Mattson of the Department of Environmental...
...more vulnerable to the crashing sea, said Petty Officer Thomas McKenzie of the Coast Guard. A small amount of fuel oil remaining on the starboard side also was removed Tuesday. The total fuel and water recovered to date stands at nearly 41,400...
...became noticeable at about 4:20 p.m. Tuesday. There are 9,400 gallons of diesel fuel and 1,000 gallons of lube oil remaining aboard the Spirit of '98. Voss said the fuel tanks were not leaking. Bob Mattson of the Department of Environmental...
...minimized to the point that further removal operations would cause more environmental harm than the very small amount of oil remaining," said Coast Guard Capt. Mark Devries, the federal on-scene coordinator. During cleanup operations, crews inspected...
...Juneau residents to heat their homes. The north tank was abandoned in the 1960s or 1970s with 100,000 gallons of oil remaining inside. Its roof collapsed in 1971. Negotiations between state and federal officials and property owners about how...
...Francis said. A four-man team boarded the Selendang Ayu and began preparations for an operation to remove the oil remaining in two tanks in the stern section of the vessel. The salvage team cut away obstacles on the deck and began building...
...injured environment." Government lawyers said they are "committed to doing good science," and that the result of studies on the oil could affect how much money they end up pursuing from Exxon. Exxon says there's little oil remaining.
...shoreline, a new federal study released Wednesday concludes. The estimated 85 tons - or more than 26,600 gallons - of oil remaining at Prince William Sound is declining about 4 percent a year and likely even slower in the Gulf of Alaska, according...