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In September 1989, a crew works to clean up the oil spill caused when the tanker, Exxon Valdez, crashed into Bligh Reef in Alaska, spilling 11 million gallons of oil into the Prince William Sound. In the Sept. 18, 1989, issue, U.S. News examines whether this cleanup is doing the environment more harm then good. "Many marine scientists studying the effect of the spill believe that most of the damage was done in the first few weeks. While most fault the initial emergency response as disorganized and inadequate, they argue that what has taken place since midsummer is little more than a $1 billion public-relations campaign to win the hearts and minds of environmentalists, the public, and Congress, and that it has little to do with environmental reality."
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