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

Format:

Book

Government document

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental law.

Environmental protection--International cooperation.

Law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (38 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.

System Details:

text file

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; and summarizes recent legislative activity. Includes graphs.

Notes:

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.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Oil Spills in U.S. Coastal Waters

Access Restriction:

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