... further. However, there was not enough boom line to contain the spill, and oil washed over and under the line wherever it was placed. At this time Coast Guard commander Steven McCall flew over the oil spill in a helicopter and remarked: "The boom line looked like small yellow worms in a big pool of oil. When I realized the boom was actually a mile ... Alaskan state government and the federal Environmental Protection Agency protested against Exxon having a free hand at cleaning up the spill and possibly causing more damage. They asked Coast Guard commander Steven McCall to evaluate the r...

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... further. However, there was not enough boom line to contain the spill, and oil washed over and under the line wherever it was placed. At this time Coast Guard commander Steven McCall flew over the oil spill in a helicopter and remarked: "The boom line looked like small yellow worms in a big pool of oil. When I realized the boom was actually a mile ... Alaskan state government and the federal Environmental Protection Agency protested against Exxon having a free hand at cleaning up the spill and possibly causing more damage. They asked Coast Guard commander Steven McCall to evaluate the r...

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• Grade Level: High School

... of income have not been able to cope with the scarce catches, thus forcing more and more people to apply for unemployment and other welfare system benefits. A study completed by Steven Picou, a sociologist from the University of South Alabama, has also shown that the people who have been affected by the oil spill have been traumatized and suffer from bouts of ... ...

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