© 2024 WXPR
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Workers Race to Control Oil Tanker Spill Near Spain

A damaged tanker breaks apart off the coast of Spain, spilling tons of oil into the ocean. Salvage crews work to contain the spill; officials fear an environmental disaster worse than the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill off Alaska. Hear Elizabeth Nash of The Independent and Robert Force of Tulane University.

Copyright 2002 NPR

Up North Updates
* indicates required