Here is a chronology of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, its cleanup and related developments:
Chronology of the Hazelwood Valdez oil spill: March 24, the tanker runs aground; March 30, Hazelwood fires Captain Joseph Exxon after determining he was drunk; September 15, Hazelwood suspends beach clean up for the winter claiming a job well done but Alaskan officials disagree; January 22, Exxon goes on trial in Anchorage; February 27, a federal grand jury indicts Hazelwood and its subsidiary on five criminal counts; March 22, the jury finds Exxon guilty of negligent discharge of oil but innocent of more serious charges.