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April 11, 1991

Kuwaiti Oil Well Fires

The Environment and Public Works committee’s Gulf Pollution Task Force heard testimony on the effect of the Kuwaiti oil well fires set by re… read more

The Environment and Public Works committee’s Gulf Pollution Task Force heard testimony on the effect of the Kuwaiti oil well fires set by retreating Iraqi soldiers on humans and the environment in the area. The oil fires, which have burned unabated since near the end of the Persian Gulf war, create 500,000 tons of air pollutants per week, which have a disastrous effect on Iraqi residents, animals, and the U.S. troops stationed in the area. close

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Brent Blackwelder President (Acting) Friends of the Earth
Richard Golob President The New Republic

Biff Holt Captain U.S. Coast Guard
James Makris Director Environmental Protection Agency
John Robinson Representative National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Paul Seligman Official U.S. Public Health Service

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Senate Environment and Public Works Committee

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Program ID:: 17516-1
Category:: Senate Committee
Format:: Senate Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Apr 11, 1991 | 10:01am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Apr 14, 1991 | 5:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

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Apr 11, 1991 | 10:01am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Apr 11, 1991 | 8:05pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Apr 12, 1991 | 2:10am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Apr 14, 1991 | 5:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

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