Word: spills
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Epps said he was concerned that tensions withinthe guard unit could spill over into the communityas a whole...
...used to buy and preserve 202,000 hectares (500,000 acres) of prime fish and wildlife habitat, either by purchasing the land outright or by buying up the rights to exploit its resources. The advocates argue that since little more can be done to restore areas damaged by the spill, protecting the region's ecosystem from further harm is the next best option. Much of the land is privately held old- growth forest already marked for logging -- some of it, thanks to the state's complex land-allotment system, actually inside state and national parks, including Kenai Fjords National Park...
...advantages of habitat acquisition are manifold. Old-growth forests provide nesting sites for some of the bird species harmed by the spill. Watersheds and upland forests offer food and breeding areas for mink and river otter as well as salmon and other fish. Protecting prime habitat from logging and development will also benefit hunters, fishermen, kayakers, hikers and the growing tourist industry...
Also competing for funds is the Kodiak Restoration Committee, a partnership of native groups, fishermen, businesses and government agencies in the Kodiak Island Borough, a 51,800-sq-km (20,000 sq. mi.) district at the southernmost point of the Valdez spill zone. While the borough's wildlife escaped serious damage, its all-important fishing industry suffered mightily. "Domestic violence and divorces soared, and visits to mental-health services almost doubled," says borough Mayor Jerome Selby. "We're never going to be able to mend the social fabric of the community." The borough wants $280 million to create nature preserves...
...without. Trustees say privately that they will probably devote some of the settlement to habitat protection and scientific studies but bank most of it in an endowment. A preliminary plan could be released early next year. But given the competing claims and heated emotions, it, like the Exxon Valdez spill itself, will almost certainly leave in its wake a residue of anger and disappointment...