"Massive" oil spill in Alaska

March 13, 2006 BBC News is reporting "up to 267,000 (one million )" of crude oil has leaked from a pipeline in the  oilfield. Although not as large as the in 1989, this is thought to be the largest spill on record affecting the.

The Alaska Wilderness League reports that there is "no confirmation" of the quantity of oil lost; but it points out that it is not only the oil that causes problems. The cleanup efforts will also have environmental impacts.

The Associated Press first reported this spill on 2 March.