Vast Oil Spill Killing Birds Along San Francisco Bay

Title

Vast Oil Spill Killing Birds Along San Francisco Bay

Description

Two oil tankers collided in San Francisco Bay, releasing over 1 million gallons of oil into the water. Hundreds of oil-coated birds were found and sent to stations to be cleaned.

Creator

Sandra Blakeslee

Publisher

The New York Times

Date

1971-01-20

Files

Citation

Sandra Blakeslee, “Vast Oil Spill Killing Birds Along San Francisco Bay,” Fifty Years of Green: An Environmental History of Middlebury College since 1965, accessed November 26, 2024, https://omeka.middlebury.edu/fyg/items/show/129.

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