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"Arctic Mystery: Identifying the Great Blob of Alaska"
TIME, 07/20/2009The mysterious, miles-long "blob" found floating in the Chukchi Sea is not an oil spill or alien life-form, according to early tests, but an unusual algal bloom.
"Obama Adminstration Drops Bush Logging Plan for Western Oregon"
Portland Oregonian, 07/17/2009"The Obama administration is withdrawing a controversial Bush-era logging plan for millions of acres of federal forests in western Oregon."
"Ketchikan Mill Is Awarded Orion North Timber"
Juneau Empire, 07/17/2009"The U.S. Forest Service agreed Monday to sell timber to a Ketchikan mill in a roadless area of the Tongass National Forest after the Obama administration's approved the sale."
"Exxon To Pay $500 Million in Interest To Spill Victims"
McClatchy, 07/01/2009"Exxon Mobil said Monday it won't appeal nearly $500 million in interest a court recently ordered it to pay to Alaska fishermen, business owners and others harmed by the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill."
"As Alaska Glaciers Melt, It’s Land That’s Rising"
NYTimes, 05/19/2009In Alaska, some land is rising as it is relieved of the weight of glaciers melted by climate change.
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