Storms have scoured Alaska's 1,500 miles of polluted coastline, removing about half the oil embedded in some places.
Many beaches look clean.
Population forecasts for bald eagles are good, though other species remain in serious trouble, especially those that rely on damaged mussel beds for food. The tourists are back. But it's not over for the people of Cordova, homeport to Prince William Sound's commercial fishing fleet. They are only just getting their day in court, and until they do, they will not turn the page on the Exxon Valdez. They blame the Valdez spill for bad salmon harvests over the past two years.