The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA) was passed by the 101st United States Congress and signed by President George H. W. Bush. It works to avoid oil spills...
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Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA). The legislation included a clause that prohibits any vessel that, after March 22, 1989, has caused an oil spill of more...
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enactment of legislation. The latest revisions to the NCP were finalized in 1994 to reflect the oil spill provisions of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. Under...
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Oil Pollution Act of 1924 is a United States federal statute establishing regulations for coastal navigable waters with regards to intentional fossil fuel...
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San Diego. The tankers are double-hulled as mandated by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, and will replace the existing fleet used by BP in the Alaskan...
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Oil Pollution Act of 1961, 33 U.S.C. Chapter 20 §§ 1001–1011, established judicial definitions and coastal prohibitions for the United States maritime...
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Zone Management Act Great Lakes Areas of Concern Ocean Dumping Act Oil Pollution Act of 1990 Safe Drinking Water Act Water supply and sanitation in the United...
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SeaRiver Maritime (category Ships of ExxonMobil)
arguing that the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 was unconstitutional. The Act prohibits any vessel that has spilled more than a million gallons of oil from operating...
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States. Oil Pollution Act of 1990, Pub. L. 101–380, 33 U.S.C. § 2701. Approved 1990-08-18. U.S. Coast Guard. "Part 151—Vessels Carrying Oil, Noxious...
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The Oil Pollution Act of 1973 or Oil Pollution Act Amendments of 1973, 33 U.S.C. Chapter 20 §§ 1001-1011, was a United States federal law which amended...
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applicable national law, as for instance in the case of the United States Oil Pollution Act 1990 (OPA 1990). [and p23:] [Non-signatories] includes notably...
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The Clean Air Act (CAA) is the United States' primary federal air quality law, intended to reduce and control air pollution nationwide. Initially enacted...
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84% of these involving losses of over 700 metric tons. Following the Exxon Valdez spill, the United States passed the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA-90)...
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due to human activity, and is a form of pollution. The term is usually given to marine oil spills, where oil is released into the ocean or coastal waters...
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oil spill was the second largest in U.S. history, and in the aftermath of the Exxon Valdez incident, the U.S. Congress passed the Oil Pollution Act of...
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courts. In 1990, in the wake of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, Congress enacted the Oil Pollution Act to consolidate various oil spill and oil pollution statutes...
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the financial liability obligations of the Vela fleet under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, and ensures the ability of Vela-owned tankers to deliver crude...
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for toxins, reduction in CFCs. 1990 – Oil Pollution Act of 1990 1991 – Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) 1992 – Residential Lead-Based...
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1992, p. 135, cited in Jeffrey D. Morgan, "The Oil Pollution Act of 1990: A Look at its Impact on the Oil Industry", Fordham Environmental Law Review 6(1):1-27...
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on the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and other environmental statutes. The COFR program is administered by The U.S. Coast Guard’s National Pollution Funds...
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of shipping include air pollution, water pollution, acoustic, and oil pollution. Ships are responsible for more than 18% of nitrogen oxides pollution...
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The Upper Zakum Oil Field Arabic: حقل زاكوم العلوي is an oil field 84 km northwest of Abu Dhabi Islands. It was discovered in 1963 and developed by Abu...
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Mobil (redirect from Standard Oil of New York)
American oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil. The brand was formerly owned and operated by an oil and gas corporation of the same name (Mobil Oil Corporation)...
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MARPOL 73/78 (redirect from Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships, 1973)
Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Act 2006 Ship pollution Oil Pollution Act van 1990 MARPOL Annex I Oily water separator (marine) Oil content meter Port Reception...
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USNS Patuxent (category Henry J. Kaiser-class oilers)
USNS Rappahannock—to be built with a double hull required by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. Hull separation is 6 feet (1.8 m) at the sides and 6 ft 6 in (1...
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Rex Tillerson (redirect from Dismissal of Rex Tillerson)
criticism of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, advising Trump of Exxon's success in refusing a bribe demand by Yemen's oil minister. The next day, Fox News criticized...
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2010, BP was designated the lead "Responsible Party" under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, which meant that BP had operational authority in coordinating...
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15 ships, in having double hulls to meet the requirements of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. Hull separation is 6 feet (1.8 m) at the sides and 6 feet...
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Esso (redirect from Eastern States Standard Oil)
Oil of New Jersey after the breakup of the original Standard Oil company in 1911. The company adopted the name "Esso" (the phonetic pronunciation of Standard...
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Monroe Jackson Rathbone II (category American chairpersons of corporations)
president, and CEO of Standard Oil of New Jersey (now the Exxon Corporation). Rathbone was born in Parkersburg, West Virginia, the son of Ida Virginia (née...
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