Minnesota's mining industry is cheering a decision by the U.S. Forest Service to downgrade an environmental review of a proposal to withdraw certain national forest land in the state from minerals exploration for up to 20 years

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has named a retired national park superintendent acting director of the National Park Service

Visiting the Statue of Liberty deemed a non-essential service during government shutdown that splits the must-have and the can-waits

Visitors can still ride snowmobiles and snow coaches into Yellowstone National Park to gaze at the geysers and buffalo herds, despite the federal government shutdown

The U.S. government shutdown has instant impact on two top tourist destinations: the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has vowed to find state money to reopen the Statue of Liberty, which closed due to the federal government shutdown

A Republican senator from Montana says the Trump administration is trying to minimize the effects of the government shutdown by keeping some national parks open

Trump administration pledge to minimize the impact of a government shutdown faces an early test as a number of iconic American landmarks announced they would be closed

AP Explains: Congress has shut down the govt. Now what?