TIME | America's Second-Worst Oil Spill Is Still Scarring the Shores of Alaska TIME It was the worst man-made environmental catastrophe in U.S. history — that is, until five years ago, when it was eclipsed by a disaster roughly 20 times its scope. On this day, March 24, in 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground in Alaska's ... Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Anniversary: Effects, Facts, Pictures, Captain's ... March 24, 1989: Exxon Valdez spill is world's worst oil pollution accident Vintage photos - the Exxon Valdez oil spill, March 24, 1989 |