THE RISE OF POLITICAL CONSERVATISM 1980 1992
PRESIDENT GEORGE HW BUSH
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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A person who died due to an environmental accident
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A company that exploded in an industrial accident
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The largest oil spill in the United States of America
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -What Happened? On March 24, 1989 the oil tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska, spilling 11 million gallons of oil. The ecologically sensitive location, season of the year, and large scale of this spill resulted in one of the largest environmental disasters in U.S. history.
Detailed explanation-2: -Who caused the Exxon Valdez oil spill? The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) blamed the Exxon company, its overworked crew, inadequate safety measures and carelessness shown at sea.
Detailed explanation-3: -Exxon Valdez, an oil supertanker owned by Exxon Shipping Company bound for Long Beach, California struck Prince William Sound’s Bligh Reef, 1.5 mi (2.4 km) west of Tatitlek, Alaska at 12:04 a.m. and spilled 10.8 million US gallons (257, 000 bbl) (or 37, 000 tonnes) of crude oil over the next few days.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the aftermath of the Exxon Valdez incident, Congress passed the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, which required the Coast Guard to strengthen its regulations on oil tank vessels and oil tank owners and operators.