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Coast Guard Response to Oil Spills: Trying To Do Too Much with Too Little

CED-78-111 Published: May 16, 1978. Publicly Released: May 16, 1978.
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The Federal Water Pollution Control Act requires the Coast Guard to contain and clean up oil spills in coastal waters, minimize the environmental damages, and prepare regional and local contingency plans for responding to oil spills.

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