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
Major oil spills since 1960 - This map displays major oil
spills locations in a Google map based classified by decade and
volume
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
