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The latest news about the safe transportation of oil in Prince William Sound

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The Council’s publication, The Observer, is a free newsletter distributed throughout Prince William Sound, the northern Gulf of Alaska, lower Cook Inlet, and the Kodiak archipelago, as well as by request to interested citizens around the world, including regulators and industry.

The Observer covers the Council’s activities, developments in the oil transportation industry in Prince William Sound, including news about policies, regulations, operations at the Valdez Marine Terminal, oil spill prevention and response, effects of the oil industry on the environment, and other issues related to the safe transportation or oil through Prince William Sound. Major oil spill drills are covered, and Alyeska is invited to submit a column for each issue.

The latest articles from the Observer newsletter:

From Alyeska: Believe in Zero: Safety mindset helps prevent incidents

From Alyeska: Believe in Zero: Safety mindset helps prevent incidents

By Brandon Kilian, SERVS Response Coordinator At Alyeska’s Ship Escort Response Vessel System, or SERVS, we believe in zero injuries ...
Cathy Hart: Photographer focuses on fostering environmental stewardship

Cathy Hart: Photographer focuses on fostering environmental stewardship

Long-time Alaskan, and Council volunteer for over 16 years, Cathy Hart has always had a lot of different irons in ...
Researchers find new non-native species in Prince William Sound

Researchers find new non-native species in Prince William Sound

Last year, researchers from the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, or SERC, partnered with the Council to conduct the largest survey ...
Image of Pacific loon

New maps show winter hotspots for marine birds

Researchers have completed a new analysis that will help protect marine birds in Prince William Sound from oil spills. Anne ...
Schantz & Archibald: Good resource development depends on strong regulations

Schantz & Archibald: Good resource development depends on strong regulations

By Board President Robert Archibald and Executive Director Donna Schantz Nothing can change the damage that resulted from the 1989 ...
Analysis of weather conditions will help improve spill response

Analysis of weather conditions will help improve spill response

A new study will help responders plan for the effects of weather on an oil spill. Dr. Rob Campbell, a ...


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