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Scientists warn on oil spills risking marine life and deep sea
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution scientists testified before a Senate subcommittee, warning offshore oil production and transport threaten ocean life and the food chain. They cited a Sept. 16, 1969 spill near West Falmouth, noting 93 percent of marine life died within three days and the polluted area expanded to thousands of acres.
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Congress
Washington
Woods Hole, Mass., Oceanographic Institution
Senate
Philip Hart
Interior Department
John M. Hunt
Max Blumer
Howard Sanders
West Falmouth
Mass
Sanders
Klamer