• Thumbnail for Oil Pollution Act of 1990
    The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA) (101 H.R.1465, P.L. 101–380) was passed by the 101st United States Congress and signed by President George H. W. Bush...
    28 KB (3,278 words) - 14:16, 19 January 2024
  • Thumbnail for Exxon Valdez oil spill
    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...
    63 KB (6,491 words) - 04:45, 23 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Alaska-class oil tanker
    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...
    2 KB (100 words) - 02:21, 17 September 2023
  • Thumbnail for Oil Pollution Act of 1973
    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...
    16 KB (1,349 words) - 13:09, 9 May 2023
  • Thumbnail for Oil Pollution Act of 1924
    Oil Pollution Act of 1924 is a United States federal statute establishing regulations for coastal navigable waters with regards to intentional fossil fuel...
    7 KB (546 words) - 12:26, 9 May 2023
  • Thumbnail for Oil Pollution Act of 1961
    Oil Pollution Act of 1961, 33 U.S.C. Chapter 20 §§ 1001–1011, established judicial definitions and coastal prohibitions for the United States maritime...
    13 KB (1,131 words) - 11:12, 28 June 2023
  • 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...
    10 KB (1,462 words) - 05:25, 19 August 2021
  • for toxins, reduction in CFCs. 1990Oil Pollution Act of 1990 1991 – Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) 1992 – Residential Lead-Based...
    6 KB (638 words) - 19:53, 12 June 2023
  • Thumbnail for Cruise ship pollution in the United States
    upon the waters of the contiguous zone.[citation needed] Section 311 of the Clean Water Act, as amended by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, applies to cruise...
    33 KB (4,209 words) - 07:34, 30 December 2023
  • 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...
    17 KB (1,972 words) - 18:09, 16 April 2024