SPOTLIGHT

1. CLIMATE

What exactly is the 'Green New Deal'?

In a Democratic clash on Capitol Hill, progressives are pushing an ambitious plan to wean the U.S. off fossil fuels, boost renewables and build a "smart" grid. Meet the "Green New Deal."

Update: 2:03 PM

EPA

Trump to nominate Wheeler for top job

SPOTLIGHT

1. CLIMATE

What exactly is the 'Green New Deal'?

Top Stories

2. EPA

Trump team reluctant to pursue polluters — report

3. SAGE GROUSE

BLM skirts court order, puts habitat back in lease sale

4. OFF TOPIC

Ethics czar Walter Shaub on 'screaming into the void'

Politics

5. CLIMATE

Group takes aim at Pallone in morning protest

Congress

6. SENATE

Grassley to take Finance gavel

7. NATURAL RESOURCES

House passes bill to delist gray wolves

8. FISHERIES

Bill would require NOAA to investigate human trafficking

9. CHEMICALS

Senators call for new safety board leader

Natural Resources

10. MARINE MAMMALS

NOAA allows Ore. to kill sea lions at Willamette Falls

11. WILDFIRES

Death toll hits 63; sheriff says hundreds still missing

12. UTILITIES

PG&E asked last month to hike bills over Calif. fires

13. NATIONAL MONUMENTS

Statue of Liberty's original torch moves to museum site

Law

14. PIPELINES

Judge halts Atlantic Coast project in N.C.

15. SUPREME COURT

Feds want utility's bid to recover polar vortex costs tossed

16. PUBLIC LANDS

Groups file lawsuit to stop eastern Idaho gold exploration

Federal Agencies

17. EPA

Children's advocacy group to honor embattled health chief

18. WASTE

EPA regulation of sewage sludge falls short — IG

Energy

19. NUCLEAR WASTE

Managers report rock fall at underground dump

Air and Water

20. AIR POLLUTION

Smoke spreading from Calif. fires sparks health worries

21. WATER POLICY

Major Colorado River water user floats Ariz. drought plan

22. WATER POLLUTION

Conservation groups disappointed with Illinois River plan

Chemicals

23. PESTICIDES

Calif. recommends restrictions for popular chemical

States

24. GEORGIA

House approves $470M to fund hurricane relief

25. FLORIDA

Unusual twin manatees returned to Keys

26. OREGON

Skimpy crabs cause delay of commercial season

International

27. INDIA

Cyclone kills 11, damages homes

28. HUNGARY

Rare golden-bellied mangabey monkey born at Budapest Zoo

1. NATIONAL PARKS

Climate expert quits, citing 'series of pressures'

2. ENFORCEMENT

No penalties for 90% of pipeline blasts

3. POLITICS

Trump could 'flood the zone' to combat House Dems

4. MINING

Congress spent millions to revive coal country. Did it work?

5. INTERIOR