Question 1 • 11011de2 CONNECTED Fall 2026 NM-US History and Geography S2
The photo refers to the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska, which coated seabirds and other wildlife in oil. President George H. W. Bush ordered federal agencies to help respond to and clean up the spill. Cleaner-burning gasoline and stricter factory air-pollution standards were not the response to this disaster.
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