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Statue of Liberty's crown reopens for visitors

Thirty 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.

Statue of Liberty's crown to re-open July 4

The crown of the Statue of Liberty will re-open to tourists on July 4, the Interior Department said Friday.

GOP blocks Obama nominee for No. 2 at Interior

Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked President Obama's choice to be the number two official at the Department of the Interior.

Obama overturns Bush endangered species rule

President Obama on Tuesday overturned a last-minute Bush administration regulation that many environmentalists claim weakened the Endangered Species Act.

'Drill, baby, drill' process has begun

Remember "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.

Environmentalists blast changes to Endangered Species rules

The 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.

Bush set to relax endangered species rules

Animals 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.

Study: Tap natural gas from Alaska's frozen areas

Today'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.

Whistleblower: Oil watchdog agency 'cult of corruption'

Bobby 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.

CNNMoney: Interior Dept. sloppiness costs U.S. billions

The sex and drugs scandal revealed earlier this week at the Interior Department may be just the start.

Statue of Liberty's crown reopens for visitors

Thirty 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.

Statue of Liberty's crown to re-open July 4

The crown of the Statue of Liberty will re-open to tourists on July 4, the Interior Department said Friday.

GOP blocks Obama nominee for No. 2 at Interior

Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked President Obama's choice to be the number two official at the Department of the Interior.

Obama overturns Bush endangered species rule

President Obama on Tuesday overturned a last-minute Bush administration regulation that many environmentalists claim weakened the Endangered Species Act.

'Drill, baby, drill' process has begun

Remember "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.

Environmentalists blast changes to Endangered Species rules

Bush set to relax endangered species rules

Study: Tap natural gas from Alaska's frozen areas

Today'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.

Whistleblower: Oil watchdog agency 'cult of corruption'

CNNMoney: Interior Dept. sloppiness costs U.S. billions

The sex and drugs scandal revealed earlier this week at the Interior Department may be just the start.

Sex, drugs, gifts uncovered in government oil probe

U.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.

Time.com: Arctic Sea Ice Nears Record Low

Arctic Ocean sea ice has melted to the second lowest minimum since satellite observations began, according to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center

Fortune: Time for a seismic shift in the offshore drilling debate

President 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.

Behind the Scenes: Debating guns in national parks

I'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.

Time.com: US: Polar Bear a Threatened Species

(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 melt

Time.com: Will the Polar Bear Survive?

U.S. Fish and Wildlife must decide on the polar bear this month. But does the species really need protection?

Time.com: House Wants $1B for Wildfires

A bill approved Thursday by the House Natural Resources Committee would set aside up to $1 billion to pay for fighting major wildfires

Time.com: Polar Bears Wait-Listed as Endangered

The 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?

It's almost polar bear tourist season in Manitoba

"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.

Polar bears may get protection

Polar 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.

CNNMoney: Chevron avoids hefty U.S. royalty payments

The 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.

CNNMoney: Report: Suits say Feds blocked oil royalties

Four 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.

CNNMoney: House gives go ahead on offshore drilling

The 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.

Interior Secretary Norton to step down

U.S. Interior Secretary Gale Norton resigned Friday. She will leave her post at the end of March, the Department of the Interior said.

CNNMoney: Are the feds ignoring oil lease fraud?

The 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.

CNNMoney: Report: Oil firms avoid $7B in payments

Despite 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.

Testimony: Louisiana agency lacked evacuation plan

The 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.

FEMA failed to accept Katrina help, documents say

Federal 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.

Payback Time For The Cock Of The Prairie

Is 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.

Ex-chief of Park Police denounces firing

One 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.

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