1994, although it was set intentionally.
It's an editorial, it happens.
Like Underseer rightly pointed out, if you build your dream home in the middle of a forest, far away from everyone else (including fire, police, and medical services), you may get boned.
What bothers me more than the logging is the reclassification of Hg (mercury) to a category of 'less danger'. It's now in the same bin as ozone, nitrogen oxides, and CO2. This means that it's not as heavily regulated and companies that emit Hg, primarlily coal-fired power plants can release more than ever before. Hg can't travel that far in the air, so it's nothing to worry about, right?
As for the ANWR drilling, it's going to happen sooner rather than later. Given the dependence of the U.S. on fossil fuels and Middle East instability, it becomes a necessity. Well, we could develop alternative energy sources like solar, wind, tidal, and nuclear, but that would make supporters of Bush/Cheney unhappy and you can't make them unhappy.