Don't jump in that river the next time you overheat on the Pulaski. It's full of oil.

Exxon spilled almost 20 million barrels there (about double what the Valdez did) in 1978 over the course a long period (there was a leaky refinery). Well, we don't know where the oil is today. We think it's drifting toward LIC. Good thing our drinking water comes from elsewhere!

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