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jan 3, 1989 - Exxon-Valdes Oil Spill

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260,000 bbl of crude oil spills into Prince William Sound, AK. Oil Pollution Act (OPA) passed in response. Showed a need to balance free-market policies with regulatory legislature, and a rise in the political power of environmentalists.

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jan 3, 1989
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~ 37 years ago

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