On Mar. 24, 1989, nearly 11 million gallons of crude oil gushed out of the Exxon Valdez oil tanker off the coast of Alaska. Take a look back at what was the largest oil spill in U.S. history at ...

In 1994, a federal jury in Anchorage, Alaska, ordered Exxon Corp. to pay $5 billion in punitive damages for the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, but the U.S Supreme Court later reduced that amount to ...

Before the Exxon Valdez spill, they weren't known to be toxic to aquatic life. But after the spill, scientists discovered these compounds persist long after other parts of oil evaporate.

Today’s youth might not regard Exxon Valdez the same way older generations do. In 2010, the spill was topped by the Deepwater Horizon disaster — an offshore rig that suffered an uncontrollable ...

This week marks the 25th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with correspondents Jeff Brady and Debbie Elliott about the accident and the lessons learned.

Twenty-five years ago this week, the tanker Exxon Valdez struck Bligh Reef in Alaska, causing what was then the largest oil spill in U.S. history. Its accident is refocusing questions about the ...

For today's Newsweek Rewind, we feature the Exxon Valdez oil spill, which occurred 25 years ago, on March 24, 1989.One of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history, Exxon Valdez released ...

The Exxon Valdez oil spill. ... March 24, 1989 The Exxon Valdez oil tanker was carrying more than 50 million gallons of crude oil when it left Valdez, Alaska, on March 23, 1989.

In Washington state, the Legislature overhauled oil-spill laws in the years after the Exxon Valdez. The state is a regional refining hub, with more than 9.45 billion gallons of petroleum products ...

Marybeth Holleman says 25 years after the Exxon Valdez oil spill, its toxic effects remain. We still haven’t learned its lesson: We need to stop consuming oil.

Back in 1989, Exxon executives, including Don Cornett, promised to take care of everyone affected by the spill. "You have my word we will make you whole again," he said at the time.

The Exxon Valdez oil spill. ... March 24, 1989 The Exxon Valdez oil tanker was carrying more than 50 million gallons of crude oil when it left Valdez, Alaska, on March 23, 1989.