This report summarizes a workgroup process convened to develop geographic response strategies, or GRSs, for the Copper River Delta and Flats, a biologically diverse area near Cordova, Alaska where the Copper River flows into the Gulf of Alaska. GRSs are map-based oil spill response plans tailored to protect specific areas that are particularly sensitive to … Read more
As with all engines that burn fossil fuels, adverse health and environmental impacts arise when
pollutants are released from vessels, ranging from respiratory illnesses to acid rain to climate
change. Within its mandate to promote the environmentally safe operation of the Valdez
Marine Terminal and associated tankers, the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory
Council (PWSRCAC) commissioned this report to summarize recent and potential future vessel
air emissions requirements.
These materials were developed to aid in communicating the rationale for the Council’s position that was adopted in September 2022 by elaborating on each of the four sections of the position.
This report presents a survey of oil spill response equipment available from outside the Prince William Sound (PWS)/Gulf of Alaska region to supplement the response to an oil spill from a tanker covered under the PWS Tanker Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plan (PWS Tanker Plan).