Sunday marks 30 years since an Exxon Shipping Co. tanker ran aground outside the town of Valdez, Alaska in the early morning hours of March 24, 1989. The tanker spewed some 11 million of gallons ...

About 1,300 miles of Alaska shoreline was affected by the spill, including 200 miles that were heavily contaminated, according to the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — With their futures dark and confused, desperate residents of the Gulf of Mexico are turning to veterans of Alaska's Exxon Valdez oil spill for clues about what they're facing.

The Exxon Valdez tanker struck Alaska’s Bligh Reef on March 24, 1989, while bound for California. It spilled about 11 million gallons of crude oil, which storms and currents smeared across about ...

Updated: Aug. 3, 2010 In March 1989, the Exxon Valdez supertanker ran aground on Bligh Reef, ruptured and spilled 11 million gallons of crude oil into Alaska's Prince William Sound.

Tons of Exxon Valdez oil still afflicts the beaches of Prince WilliamSound, just under the surface — more persistent than the lessons learned from a disaster that killed 250,000 seabirds and ...

Since a busted oil well began spewing crude into the Gulf of Mexico a month ago, the catastrophe has constantly been measured against the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster. The Alaska spill leaked nearly ...

Leading up to the March 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska, the Bush administration similarly called for easing restrictions on drilling in environmentally protected areas, ...

The Exxon Valdez grounded on Alaska’s Bligh Reef on March 24, 1989, spewing nearly 11 million gallons of oil into the rich fishing waters of Prince William Sound. Search Query Show Search.

Tons of Exxon Valdez oil still afflicts the beaches of Prince William Sound, just under the surface -- more persistent than the lessons learned from a disaster that killed 250,000 seabirds and ...

Kayaking Alaska in the Exxon Valdez’ Shadow The massive oil spill devastated the Prince William Sound shore 21 years ago; now the wildlife and vistas are making a comeback.

Updated: Aug. 3, 2010 In March 1989, the Exxon Valdez supertanker ran aground on Bligh Reef, ruptured and spilled 11 million gallons of crude oil into Alaska's Prince William Sound.