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In this Aug. 12, 2015 photo, Environmental Protection Agency contractors use heavy machinery to repair damage at the site of the blowout at the Gold King Mine, which triggered a spill of toxic wastewater, outside Silverton, Colo. Farmers, business owners and residents initially said they suffered $1.2 billion in lost income, property damage and personal injuries from the 2015 spill at the Gold King Mine. The total now appears to be about $420 million after attorneys for a handful of New Mexico property owners slashed their claims by $780 million. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2015, file photo, water flows through a series of sediment retention ponds built to reduce heavy metal and chemical contaminants from the Gold King Mine wastewater accident, in the spillway downstream from the mine, outside Silverton, Colo. Farmers, business owners and residents initially said they suffered $1.2 billion in lost income, property damage and personal injuries from the 2015 spill at the Gold King Mine. The total now appears to be about $420 million after attorneys for a handful of New Mexico property owners slashed their claims by $780 million. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)
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In this Aug. 12, 2015 photo, an Environmental Protection Agency contractor works on the cleanup in the aftermath of the blowout at the Gold King Mine, overseeing water flowing from the mine into a series of sediment retention ponds, mitigating damage from the spill of toxic wastewater, outside Silverton, Colo. Farmers, business owners and residents initially said they suffered $1.2 billion in lost income, property damage and personal injuries from the 2015 spill at the Gold King Mine. The total now appears to be about $420 million after attorneys for a handful of New Mexico property owners slashed their claims by $780 million. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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In this Aug. 12, 2015, photo, the water of the Cement Creek is yellow-tinged as it flows down a valley just downstream from the Gold King Mine, where a wastewater accident several days earlier had occurred, outside Silverton, Colo. Farmers, business owners and residents initially said they suffered $1.2 billion in lost income, property damage and personal injuries from the 2015 spill at the Gold King Mine. The total now appears to be about $420 million after attorneys for a handful of New Mexico property owners slashed their claims by $780 million. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist (30) makes a save against the Philadelphia Flyers during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, April 2, 2017, in New York. The Rangers won 4-3. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre decried the "organized hatred" aimed at President Trump since his election in November. (Associated Press)
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New York Islanders forward Connor Jones (48) skates prior to his NHL hockey game debut against, the Buffalo Sabres, Sunday, April 2, 2017, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
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FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2017 file photo, Sabal Trail pipeline protesters hold signs against the pipeline project in front of the office of U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in Coral Gables, Fla. The Sabal Trail is an underground natural gas pipeline project from Alabama to Florida. Prolonged protests in North Dakota failed to stop the flow of oil through the Dakota Access pipeline. But they've provided inspiration for protests against pipelines around the country. Tactics used in North Dakota such as resistance camps, social media and online fundraising are now being used against pipeline projects in nearly a dozen states. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)
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Vice President Mike Pence gives formal remarks at DynaLab, Inc., Saturday, April 1, 2017, in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Pence visited with businesspeople at DynaLab, Inc., an American electronics manufacturing services company, and toured the facility before delivering remarks to news media. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) ** FILE **
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Vice President Mike Pence, center right, salutes alongside Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, after Pence's arrival at John Glenn Columbus International Airport, Saturday, April 1, 2017, in Columbus, Ohio. Pence visited with businesspeople at DynaLab, Inc., an American electronics manufacturing services company, and toured the facility before delivering remarks to news media. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Vice President Mike Pence speaks to employees and guests at DynaLab, Inc., Saturday, April 1, 2017, in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Pence visited with businesspeople at DynaLab, Inc., an American electronics manufacturing services company, and toured the facility. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Vice President Mike Pence tours the DynaLab, Inc. facility, Saturday, April 1, 2017, in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Pence visited with businesspeople at DynaLab, Inc., an American electronics manufacturing services company, and toured the facility. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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In this photo taken March 29, 2017, a parking ticket box in Gillette, Wyoming proclaims Gillette the "Energy Capital of the Nation" because of the area's huge coal mines and substantial oil, natural gas and uranium reserves. Many locals say after 500 coal-mine layoffs and the industry's worst year in decades, they're optimistic President Donald Trump's rollback of Obama administration climate and coal regulations will revitalize the industry. Economists are skeptical. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver)
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Phil Mickelson putting on the third green during the second round of the Shell Houston Open golf tournament Friday, March 31, 2017, at The Golf Club of Houston in Humble, Texas. (Wilf Thorne/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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Phil Mickelson hits from the sixth tee during the second round of the Shell Houston Open golf tournament Friday, March 31, 2017, at The Golf Club of Houston in Humble, Texas. (Wilf Thorne/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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Rep. Robert Johnson, D-Natchez, questions Rep. Joey Hood, R-Ackerman, unseen, about his presentation of a bill that would restore a privatized Medicaid service program in light of the state's current fiscal situation that might require layoffs of state employees, Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. Lawmakers continue to argue about the unfinished pieces of the state budget for the 2018 fiscal year that begins July 1. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Rep. Adrienne Wooten, D-Jackson, speaks against consideration of a bill that would restore a privatized Medicaid service program in light of the state's current fiscal situation that might require layoffs of state employees, Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. Lawmakers continue to argue about the unfinished pieces of the state budget for the 2018 fiscal year that begins July 1. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Rep. Steve Holland, D-Plantersville, speaks against consideration of a bill that would restore a privatized Medicaid service program in light of the state's current fiscal situation that might require layoffs of state employees, Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. Lawmakers continue to argue about the unfinished pieces of the state budget for the 2018 fiscal year that begins July 1. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Meg Whitman, 61, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, as well as the Chairwoman of HP Inc. Whitman served as an executive in The Walt Disney Company, where she was Vice President of Strategic Planning throughout the 1980s. In the 1990s, Whitman served as an executive for DreamWorks, Procter & Gamble, and Hasbro. Whitman served as President and Chief Executive Officer of eBay, from 1998 to 2008. During Whitman's 10 years with the company, she oversaw its expansion from 30 employees and $4 million in annual revenue, to more than 15,000 employees and $8 billion in annual revenue. In 2014, Whitman was named 20th in Forbes List of the 100 Most Powerful Women in the World. (AP Photo)
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Abigail Johnson, 56, president and chief executive officer of US investment firm Fidelity Investments (FMR), and chairwoman of its international sister company Fidelity International (FIL). Fidelity was founded by her grandfather Edward C. Johnson II. Her father Edward C. "Ned" Johnson III remains chairman emeritus of FMR. As of March 2013, the Johnson family owned a 49% stake in the company. In November 2016, Johnson was named chairman and will remain CEO and president, giving her full control of Fidelity with 45,000 employees worldwide. Johnson's wealth is approximately $14 billion making her one of the world's wealthiest women
