FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - On March 24 of 1989, the supertanker Exxon Valdez ... Sunday marked the 35th anniversary of the ...

According to Defenders of Wildlife, a US NGO, an oil spill in Alaska's North Slope could be the largest crude oil spill since drilling began in the area 30 years ago – second in Alaska only to the ...

While the spill is not as large as some more-notorious incidents — the Exxon Valdez, which ran aground in 1989 off Alaska, was carrying 35,000 tons of crude oil, though that’s lighter than ...