WASHINGTON - Scientists say oil still lingers in Alaska's waters, affecting aquatic life and the local community that depend on it 20 years after Exxon Valdez oil spill.
Oil has persisted on some Prince William Sound beaches since 1989, when the Exxon Valdez oil tanker hit a reef March 24, 1989, releasing 10.8 million barrels of crude oil and killing hundreds of thousands of animals.
"Every time it happens, it makes people who depend on subsistence in the area very nervous about the safety of their food supply," said Jeffrey Short, Pacific science director for Oceana, an international ocean protection group. "It's very difficult to overcome that suspicion and that has a big cultural impact - it has just clobbered the community there."
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