Maine's oil pollution laws and regulations , history of litigation and early oil spill research

Maine oil pollution and oil tanker regulations, and history

ALL MAINE OIL POLLUTION LAWS

Julie N Oil Spill fouls saltmarsh

Maine DEP Spills & Site Cleanup Laws

Maine DEP Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures

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STATE POLLUTION LAWS OF INTEREST

33 § 548. Removal of prohibited discharges

37-B §781. Municipal, county and regional agencies (Local Emergency Planning)

38 § 543. Pollution and corruption of waters and lands of the State prohibited

38 546-A Maine Oil Spill Contingency Plan

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FEDERAL

CHAPTER 40—OIL POLLUTION

SUBCHAPTER I—OIL POLLUTION LIABILITY AND COMPENSATION

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Legal History Oil Spill Regulation. UMaine Law Reviews

1997  Necessary and Proper, but Still Unconstitutional: The Oil Pollution Act's Delegation of Admiralty Power to the States by Matthew P. Harrington

2000 The United States of America and Intertanko v. the State of Washington

2001 State Oil Spill Prevention Laws And Intertanko: When Is State Law Preempted? Paul H. Avery

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TANKER INDUSTRY ON OILS SPILL LAWS

The International Association Of Independent Tanker Owners (Intertanko) v. Locke: Do Oil And State Tanker Regulation Mix?

Intertanko History oil spill regulation 1989-92

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HISTORY RESEARCH ON OIL SPILLS

1882 Decrease of Fish in Squamscot River, New Hampshire, On Account of Refuse Matter from Gas Works. May 20, 1882 

1921 DangerTo Fisheries From Oil And Tar Pollution Of Waters.                                (See in original typeface (pdf)