The Statue of Liberty is set to reopen just in time for the 4th of July

The Statue of Liberty is set to reopen just in time for the 4th of July; cutting the ribbon on a new bridge over the Everglades’ Tamiami Trail; new oil and gas leases in the Central Gulf of Mexico go up for bid; Big Branch National Wildlife Refuge continues to bounce back from Hurricane Katrina and the 2010 oil spill; and a new peak bloom date for Washington DC’s world famous cherry blossoms.