Will 36,000 Alaskan fishermen receive justice tomorrow from the United States Supreme Court or will the Court favor Exxon Mobil in the case for punitive damages from the Exxon-Valdez oil spill, THE second worst environmental disaster in US history? (Edited: a reader pointed out that THE worst environmental disaster happened in Appalachia in 2000. My apologies. In any case, let us hope for the success for AK so others affected in future disasters will have hope for justice!)
The Anchorage Daily News has outstanding coverage on what happened NINETEEN years ago.
AK Public Radio also offers outstanding coverage today as we review the devastating impact millions (edited/not billions) of gallons of oil had on AK’s rich Prince William Sound.
Personal thoughts from an Alaskan.
Understand, that thousands of Alaskans have died in the ensuing years of court battles. Many committed suicide as the fisheries collapsed and people lost their boats and their homes. Families divorced and the community was split apart.
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