http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_Department_of_the_InteriorFind stories, videos, and photos about U.S. Department of the Interior from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:29:37 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/TRAVEL/07/04/statue.of.liberty/tztop.statue.fans.cnn.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_Department_of_the_Interior14433Find stories, videos, and photos about U.S. Department of the Interior from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/07/04/statue.of.liberty/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/07/04/statue.of.liberty/index.html#cnnSTCTextThirty people joined National Park Service rangers Saturday in climbing to the crown of the Statue of Liberty, the first tourists to go into the landmark's crown since the 9/11 attacks.Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/05/08/statue.of.liberty.crown/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/05/08/statue.of.liberty.crown/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe crown of the Statue of Liberty will re-open to tourists on July 4, the Interior Department said Friday.Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/13/obama.nominee/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/13/obama.nominee/index.html#cnnSTCTextSenate Republicans on Wednesday blocked President Obama's choice to be the number two official at the Department of the Interior.Wed, 13 May 2009 21:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/03/endangered.species.act/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/03/endangered.species.act/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama on Tuesday overturned a last-minute Bush administration regulation that many environmentalists claim weakened the Endangered Species Act.Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/20/oil.drilling/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/20/oil.drilling/index.html#cnnSTCTextRemember "drill, baby drill"? In its last weeks in office, the Bush administration is starting to make it happen by quietly starting the process of exploration and drilling off the coast of Virginia.Sun, 21 Dec 2008 22:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/12/12/endangered.species/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/12/12/endangered.species/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Bush administration cleared the way Thursday for federal agencies to skip consultations with government scientists when embarking on projects that could impact endangered wildlife, the interior secretary said.Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/11/20/bush.environment/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/11/20/bush.environment/index.html#cnnSTCTextAnimals and plants in danger of becoming extinct could lose the protection of government experts who make sure that dams, highways and other projects don't pose a threat, under regulations the Bush administration is set to put in place before President-elect Obama can reverse them.Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/12/alaska.natural.gas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/12/alaska.natural.gas/index.html#cnnSTCTextToday's technology could extract enough untapped natural gas, frozen in Alaska's North Slope, to heat millions of homes for years, federal officials announced Wednesday.Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/14/oil.whistleblower/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/14/oil.whistleblower/index.html#cnnSTCTextBobby Maxwell kept a close eye on the oil industry for more than 20 years as a government auditor. But he said the federal agency he worked for is now a "cult of corruption" -- a claim backed up by a recent government report.Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:35:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/12/news/economy/gao_oilroyalties/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/12/news/economy/gao_oilroyalties/index.htmThe sex and drugs scandal revealed earlier this week at the Interior Department may be just the start.Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/10/oiil.scandal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/10/oiil.scandal/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. government employees received improper gifts from energy industry representatives, and engaged with them in illegal drug use and inappropriate sexual relations, according to a report issued Wednesday.Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:39:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1836615,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1836615,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsArctic Ocean sea ice has melted to the second lowest minimum since satellite observations began, according to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data CenterWed, 27 Aug 2008 14:25:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/22/news/economy/birger_drilling.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/22/news/economy/birger_drilling.fortune/index.htmPresident Bush may want to end the ban on offshore drilling, but you wouldn't know it from his administration's failure to obey a key directive in the 2005 Energy Act.Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/13/guns.park/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/13/guns.park/index.html#cnnSTCTextI'm at the Blue Ridge Arsenal in Chantilly, Virginia, the biggest gun store in northern Virginia. I'm looking at a holster on the hip of Arsenal's John Summer in which a black .22-caliber pistol sits snugly.Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:46:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1779545,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1779545,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics(WASHINGTON) -- The Interior Department declared the polar bear a threatened species Wednesday, saying it must be protected because of the decline in Arctic sea ice from global warming.Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne cited dramatic declines in sea ice over the last three decades and projections of continued losses. These declines, he told a news conference, mean the polar bear is a species likely to be in danger of extinction in the near future.Kempthorne also said, though, that it would be "inappropriate" to use the protection of the bear to reduce greenhouse gases, or to broadly address climate change.Reflecting views recently expressed by President Bush, Kempthorne said the Endangered Species Act was "never meant to regulate global climate change."He said the decision to list the bear includes administrative actions aimed at limiting the impact of the decision on energy development and other climate related activities."This listing will not stop global climate change or prevent any sea ice from meltWed, 14 May 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1737249,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1737249,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsU.S. Fish and Wildlife must decide on the polar bear this month. But does the species really need protection?Sat, 03 May 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1732096,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1732096,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA bill approved Thursday by the House Natural Resources Committee would set aside up to $1 billion to pay for fighting major wildfiresFri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1704808,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1704808,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe government plans to delay its decision to put the polar bear on the endangered list until after it leases 30 million acres near Alaska for oil and gas drilling. What gives?Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/getaways/08/22/polar.bears.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/getaways/08/22/polar.bears.ap/index.html#cnnSTCText"Over there, I see something!" someone yelled. On a lakeshore a few hundred yards away, across a thin sheet of ice, a yellowish blob lay in contrast to the new white snow. Glenn Hopfner, our driver, steered closer, and everyone reached for their binoculars and cameras.Wed, 22 Aug 2007 03:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/12/27/polar.bears/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/12/27/polar.bears/index.htmlPolar bears may be listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act because of a loss of habitat that jeopardizes their survival, the Interior secretary said Wednesday.Wed, 27 Dec 2006 22:15:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/31/news/companies/chevron_royalties/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/31/news/companies/chevron_royalties/index.htmThe U.S. Interior Department abandoned claims that the oil giant Chevron underpaid the government for natural gas produced in the Gulf of Mexico, which could pave the way for other energy firms from paying royalties to the government, according to a report published Tuesday.Tue, 31 Oct 2006 16:04:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/21/news/companies/royalties_leases/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/21/news/companies/royalties_leases/index.htmFour government auditors who monitor leases for oil and gas on federal property charge the Interior Department suppressed their efforts to recover millions of dollars from companies they said cheated the government, according to a published report.Thu, 21 Sep 2006 10:27:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/29/news/economy/offshore_oil/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/29/news/economy/offshore_oil/index.htmThe U.S. House of Representatives approved a controversial bill Thursday that opens up vast stretches of the U.S. coast to oil and gas drilling, paving the way for a reversal of a 25-year ban on energy exploration off a majority of the country's shoreline.Thu, 29 Jun 2006 20:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/03/10/norton/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/03/10/norton/index.htmlU.S. Interior Secretary Gale Norton resigned Friday. She will leave her post at the end of March, the Department of the Interior said.Fri, 10 Mar 2006 18:03:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/01/news/economy/oil_audits/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/01/news/economy/oil_audits/index.htmThe federal government has cut back audits of energy companies that pay billions of dollars for leases to produce oil and gas on federal property, according to a published report.Wed, 01 Mar 2006 11:34:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/14/news/companies/oil_royalties/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/14/news/companies/oil_royalties/index.htmDespite record profits, the oil industry is set to skip out on $7 billion in royalty payments it would normally pay for drilling on government land thanks to a '90s era law designed to promote domestic production, according to a report published Tuesday.Tue, 14 Feb 2006 14:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/30/katrina.evac/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/30/katrina.evac/index.htmlThe head of a Louisiana state agency given responsibility for coordinating the evacuation of at-risk populations during emergencies has told Senate investigators that no evacuation plans were in place before Hurricane Katrina struck in August.Tue, 31 Jan 2006 02:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/30/katrina.fema/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/30/katrina.fema/index.htmlFederal emergency officials failed to accept offers of possibly life-saving aid from the Department of Interior immediately after Hurricane Katrina, according to documents obtained by CNN.Mon, 30 Jan 2006 12:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/12/06/sagegrouse.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/12/06/sagegrouse.tm/index.htmlIs the strutting sage grouse, iconic bird of the Western steppe, an endangered species? No doubt about it, say environmentalists, who petitioned for federal protection for the "cock of the prairie," as Lewis and Clark fondly dubbed it.Mon, 06 Dec 2004 22:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/07/10/park.police.chief/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/07/10/park.police.chief/index.htmlOne day after she was fired, former U.S. Park Police Chief Teresa Chambers accused the Bush administration Saturday of silencing dissenting views in the rank and file.Sat, 10 Jul 2004 21:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Northeast/06/30/liberty.reopen/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Northeast/06/30/liberty.reopen/index.htmlThe Statue of Liberty, which has been closed to the public since the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, is set to partially reopen on August 3, Interior Secretary Gale Norton announced Wednesday.Wed, 30 Jun 2004 21:56:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/12/25/208767/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/12/25/208767/index.htmGREAT MOMENTS IN DRINKING Mon, 25 Dec 1995 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/11/01/86910/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/11/01/86910/index.htmThe campaign to reduce West Coast logging to save the northern spotted owl has been about as welcome to the forest-products industry as a splinter in the foot. Executives at lumber companies such a...Fri, 01 Nov 1991 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/01/28/74613/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/01/28/74613/index.htmTHE ARCTIC National Wildlife Refuge is almost as big as Indiana. It begins as a phalanx of magnificent rocky peaks high in the Brooks Range in Alaska's northeast corner, from there tumbling down a ...Mon, 28 Jan 1991 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/12/17/74441/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/12/17/74441/index.htmCHEYENNE -- The Interior Department . . . soon may have to determine whether flatulent sheep, cattle, and buffalo are contributing to global warming. The Washington-based Foundation on Economic Tre...Mon, 17 Dec 1990 05:01:00 EST