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Request for Public Comments on the Draft Assessment and Restoration Plan for Marine Resources Injured by the Selendang Ayu Oil Spill

an oil slick is seen in the middle of a body of water from overhead with land in the background

NOAA Achieves Restoration Settlement for the Tug Powhatan Oil Spill in Alaska

Aerial view of a culvert replacement on Crooked Creek on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula

Restoring Rivers to Reverse Impacts from Pollution

A barge floats next to an oil boom protecting waters and shoreline from spreading oil.

Final Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan Released for the Tug Powhatan Oil Spill in Alaska

The barge Salvation, the KP-2 deck barge, and two tugs tied up at Samson’s dock. The Alaskan Salvor located inside the containment boom around the tug Powhatan. (Photo provided by Samson Tug & Barge; June 4, 2017)

Public Invited to Comment on Draft Restoration Plan for Oil Spill in Sitka, Alaska

Cleanup worker on beach with hands covered in oil. Image credit: Alaska Public Archives

Story Map: The Spills Behind the Oil Pollution Act

Sarah Allen assesses injuries to natural resources from her post in Alaska.

Meet Toxicologist Sarah Allan from Alaska

Case Pages

a boat is in the water on the side of a mountain with trees on it

Tug Western Mariner Grounding Neva Strait

Oil sheen, containment boom, and deflection boom in Starrigavan Bay on April 23, 2017. (Photo provided by the US Coast Guard)

Tug Powhatan

The vessel broke in two, releasing about 350,000 of petroleum fuel and marine diesel.

M/V Selendang Ayu

Response crews attempt to remove the remaining oil aboard the grounded tanker Exxon Valdez.

Exxon Valdez

Most Viewed Cases

Wildlife footprints visible in tar contaminated sediments (Credit: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency)

St. Louis River U.S. Steel Site

Response crews attempt to remove the remaining oil aboard the grounded tanker Exxon Valdez.

Exxon Valdez

Deepwater Horizon explosion.

Deepwater Horizon

nautical map location of the MC209 pipeline spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Mississippi Canyon 209 (MC209) Oil Spill

The Karileen restoration project is designed to provide enhancements to fish and wildlife habitat on the west branch of Hylebos Creek.

Commencement Bay

An image of a blue harbor with industrial equipment on the shore.

Former Gloucester Gas Light Company