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  • National Pollution Funds Center - The National Pollution Funds Center (NPFC) is an agency of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) established by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) responsible for administering the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund (OSLTF) with regards to oil pollution and oil spills within the navigable waters of the United States
  • Oil Spills Pollute Indefinitely and Invisibly, Study Says - In the same week that an oil tanker loaded with 20 million gallons (75 million liters) of fuel oil split in two and sank off the coast of Spain, a group of American researchers provide disturbing evidence that oil spill damage can persist indefinitely, even though the original site of an accident appears otherwise pristine
  • Recent oil spills - Defending our Oceans - Oil is harmful to the environment every step of the way. It leaks from pipelines, spills from ships, creates smog in our cities, and is heating up our planet. Marine ecosystems already stressed by over fishing and destructive fishing practices, toxic pollution and climate change are now taking big hits from recent large oil spills