However, oily areas can still be seen today. Ms. Payton now leads NOAAs Office of Response and Restoration. She says Alaskas coast and fisheries appear healthy. But she adds that there are exceptions.
The herring industry has collapsed. This former fisherman wonders whether local businesses will ever go fishing for herring again.
Typically say, for the herring season, we might have made $35,000, $40,000. Now, nothing, of course, nothing.
The U.S. Supreme Court limited the amount of corrective damages against Exxon at $2.5 billion. Exxon also spent over $4 billion in cleanup payments, settlements and fines. Critics say the company should have done more. But a spokesman for Exxon Mobil, Richard Keil, called it a fair deal. He spoke to on Skype.
We took immediate responsibility for the spill, and the payments weve made are based on agreements worked out in court with input from all parties. Its also important to note that the company voluntarily compensated more than 11,000 Alaskans and businesses within a year of the spill.
Mr. Keil says the Exxon Valdez spill was a low point in his companys history. But he also says Exxon Mobil now puts safety first.
the number one factor guiding any and all business decisions we make. We want to protect the environment were operating in, the communities were part of and our employees, contractors, and the people who live near our operations.
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