Oil Spills in U.S. Coastal Waters : Background, Governance, and Issues for Congress.

Reviews history of oil spills in U.S. coastal waters; identifies Federal, State, and international legal authorities governing oil spill prevention, response, and cleanup; examines threat of future oil spills; describes Nov. 2007 oil spill in San Francisco Bay and July 2008 oil spill into the Missis...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Environmental law. Environmental protection > International cooperation. Mississippi River. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Reviews history of oil spills in U.S. coastal waters; identifies Federal, State, and international legal authorities governing oil spill prevention, response, and cleanup; examines threat of future oil spills; describes Nov. 2007 oil spill in San Francisco Bay and July 2008 oil spill into the Mississippi River; and summarizes recent legislative activity. Includes graphs.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.