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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