"Congress passed a major piece of financial legislation yesterday that climate advocates say threatens their ability to pressure corporations to address environmental risks."

"President Trump’s White House is reviewing the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed reconsideration of former President Barack Obama’s climate change rule for power plants."

"Coming off a record year for U.S. solar installations in 2016, the first quarter of 2017 wasn’t so bad either, according to  data released by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the industry’s lead trade group."

"President Trump concluded his 'infrastructure week' today by promising to 'hold the bureaucracy accountable.'"

"A federal judge has denied the Trump administration's appeal in a climate change lawsuit, paving the way for the unprecedented suit to go to trial."

"Dozens of public transit projects around the country are in danger of stalling as the White House’s plan to boost U.S. infrastructure fails to gain momentum — with thousands of jobs at risk."

"Chimpanzees do not deserve the same rights as people, a New York state appeals court unanimously concluded on Thursday, as it refused to order the release of two of the animals to a primate sanctuary."

"Seven former heads of the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy — from both Republican and Democratic administrations—teamed up on Thursday to warn Congress that the Trump administration's budget could do 'serious harm' to America's energy future."

"Up to seven years of emails that former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson wrote under the alias 'Wayne Tracker' may have been erased, a company witness has told investigators for the New York attorney general."

"After the 2010 Gulf oil spill, the Obama administration broke the scandal-plagued federal agency that policed offshore drilling into separate bureaus. Now the Trump administration is considering putting it back together again."