Oil Is Pouring on Troubled Waters.

The article focuses on the issues concerning the threats of oil spills in the U.S. waters, which include the Liberian-flag tanker Argo Merchant in Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, the Sansinena explosion in Los Angeles, California, and the Olympic Games in Marcus, Pennsylvania. It states that the oil spills endanger thousands of birds such as the waterfowl and other marine organisms, as well as the fishing industry in Massachusetts, wherein, a class-action suit has been filed against Argo Merchant for 60 million dollars damages on behalf of fishermen. It mentions that the U.S. Federal Water Pollution Control Act imposes strict liability standards on any ships oil spills such as requiring the offenders to pay for the oil spills clean up costs.