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Cara Fleischer, a Florida mom and Democratic advocate for anti-pollution regulation, said her family moved from Atlanta due to poor air quality. Emma Ayers / The Washington Times
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The Pascagoula River floods streets as Tropical Storm Cindy drops heavy rains, Saturday, June 24, 2017, near Escatawpa, Miss. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
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In this Thursday, July 6, 2017 photo, Angie Ambourn, an entomologist with the Department of Agriculture, inspects an insect caught in a trap in Sibley Park in Mankato, Minn. In addition to trying to find invasive insects, Ambourn said she also documents species that haven't previously been identified in Minnesota. (Jackson Forderer/The Free Press via AP)
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In this Thursday, July 6, 2017 photo, Patrick Walrath, an industry inspector with the Department of Agriculture, lowers an insect trap in Sibley Park in Mankato, Minn. The traps use different pheromones to attract different kinds of insect. (Jackson Forderer/The Free Press via AP)
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Wake Forest head coach Dave Clawson speaks to the media during the Atlantic Coast Conference NCAA college football media day in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, July 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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This photo provided by Janssen Biotech, Inc. shows the drug Tremfya. On Thursday, July 13, 2017, the Food and Drug Administration approved the new drug Tremfya, from Johnson & Johnson, for people with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. (Janssen Biotech, Inc. via AP)
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FILE - In this May 4, 2004, file photo, a Mormon cricket crosses Pyramid Highway north of Sparks, Nev. Farmers in the U.S. West face a creepy scourge every eight years or so: Swarms of ravenous insects that can decimate crops and cause slippery, bug-slick car crashes as they march across highways and roads. The 2017 swarms are affecting Idaho, Oregon, and other Western states. (Andy Barron/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP, File)
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FILE - In this June 10, 2003, file photo, Jeff Knight, an entomologist with the Nevada Department of Agriculture, holds a female Mormon cricket north of Reno, Nev. Farmers in the U.S. West face a creepy scourge every eight years or so: Swarms of ravenous insects that can decimate crops and cause slippery, bug-slick car crashes as they march across highways and roads. The 2017 swarms are affecting Idaho, Oregon, and other Western states. (AP Photo/Debra Reid, File)
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U.S Energy Secretary Rick Perry embraces Mexico's Secretary of Energy Pedro Joaquin Coldwell, after they made a joint statement in Mexico City, Thursday, July 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
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A sign for a new Vermont program is displayed on a farm in Williston, Vt., Thursday, July 13, 2017. The voluntary pilot program certifies the state's most environmentally friendly farms through soil testing and other monitoring. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)
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FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 17, 2015, file photo, an undersized lobster is flipped back into the ocean, off Kennebunkport, Maine. New England's 2017 summer lobster season is off to a slow start, but consumers are still paying a little bit less for the critters than they were a year ago. Lobster fishermen and distributors said the annual summer boom in lobster catch is yet to arrive. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
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In this photo provided by the Manitoba Government, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter drinks while helping build homes for Habitat for Humanity in Winnipeg, Manitoba on Thursday, July 13, 2017. Carter was treated for dehydration while volunteering with Habitat for Humanity. (Stacia Franz/Manitoba Government via AP)
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In this photo provided by the Manitoba Government, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter helps build homes for Habitat for Humanity in Winnipeg, Manitoba on Thursday, July 13, 2017. Carter was treated for dehydration while volunteering with Habitat for Humanity. (Stacia Franz/Manitoba Government via AP)
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U.S President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania arrive at Orly airport, south of Paris, Thursday July 13, 2017. Trump and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, are looking to set aside differences on trade and climate change and find common ground as they meet ahead of Bastille Day celebrations in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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U.S President Donald Trump and FirstLady Melania arrive at Orly airport, south of Paris, Thursday July 13, 2017. Trump and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, are looking to set aside differences on trade and climate change and find common ground as they meet ahead of Bastille Day celebrations in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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U.S President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania arrive at Orly airport, south of Paris, Thursday July 13, 2017. Trump and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, are looking to set aside differences on trade and climate change and find common ground as they meet ahead of Bastille Day celebrations in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2014 file photo, a sample glass of Lake Erie water is photographed near the City of Toledo water intake crib on Lake Erie, off the shore of Curtice, Ohio. Scientists are predicting a "significant" algae bloom will form this summer on western Lake Erie, a continuing health hazard in a region where algae toxins forced a temporary tap water shutdown in 2014. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)
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FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2014, file photo, an algae bloom covers Lake Erie near the City of Toledo water intake crib off the shore of Curtice, Ohio. Scientists are predicting a "significant" algae bloom will form this summer on western Lake Erie, a continuing health hazard in a region where algae toxins forced a temporary tap water shutdown in 2014. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)
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Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb announces a list of infrastructure projects that will get funding in next five years under Indiana's Next Level Roads initiative, a 20-year program to improve Indiana's roads and bridges, during a press conference in Indianapolis, Thursday, July 13, 2017. Joining the for the announcement are Sen. Michael Crider, left, R-Greenfield, Indiana Department of Transportation Commissioner Joe McGuinness, left center, and Speaker of the House Brian Bosma. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb announces a list of infrastructure projects that will get funding in next five years under Indiana's Next Level Roads initiative, a 20-year program to improve Indiana's roads and bridges, during a press conference in Indianapolis, Thursday, July 13, 2017. Joining the for the announcement are Indiana Department of Transportation Commissioner Joe McGuinness, left, and Speaker of the House Brian Bosma. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
