Six pollution cases were settled, resolving several companies of their liability.

These cases included two oil spills and four hazardous waste sites in Maryland, Washington, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Louisiana, and Massachusetts.

The $34.3 million secured from these settlements will be used for the restoration of public resources such as fish, wildlife, habitats, and recreation.

America's coastal and marine environments are a shared public resource. They belong to us all. Visit the story map and walk through the six sites to learn more about NOAA's work on injured marine and freshwater resources in 2018.