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Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper discusses the state's efforts to clean up air pollution during a news conference at the state Capitol Wednesday, March 29, 2017, in Denver. Hickenlooper said the state will continue to push for affordable clean energy despite President Donald Trump's order eliminating many restrictions on fossil fuels production. (AP Photo/Dan Elliott)
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FILE - In this March 17, 2017 file photo, Canyon Mansfield, 14, holds the collar of his dog, Casey, who was killed March 16 by a cyanide-ejecting device placed on public land near his Pocatello, Idaho, home, by federal workers to kill coyotes. Environmental groups have petitioned the U.S. Agriculture Department to ban its use of the device, known as an M-44, after one went off near Canyon and his dog earlier this month, injuring him and killing the dog. The petition filed late Tuesday, March 28, 2017 by the Western Watersheds Project and other groups starts a formal process to prevent the department from using the devices across Idaho and mandate existing device removal. (Jordon Beesley/Idaho State Journal via AP, File)
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National Weather Service hydrologist Royce Fontenot poses for a photograph after discussing soil moisture levels, high temperatures and a lack of rain as reasons for flash drought during an interview in his office in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. A quick uptick in temperatures and no precipitation combined for a flash drought over part of New Mexico in March. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
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National Weather Service hydrologist Royce Fontenot poses for a photograph after discussing soil moisture levels, high temperatures and a lack of rain as reasons for flash drought during an interview in his office in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. A quick uptick in temperatures and no precipitation combined for a flash drought over part of New Mexico in March. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
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This photo taken March 23, 2017, shows sustained 43 mile per hour winds with 58 mile per hour gusts picked up dust obscuring both the Organ Mountains and A Mountain from view at the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces, N.M. Not unlike a flash mob gathering in a public place to briefly capture the attention of unsuspecting passers-by, the ingredients in this case — warm temperatures and a lack of rain — came together quickly in New Mexico. It’s called a flash drought. (Josh Bachman /The Las Cruces Sun-News via AP)
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This photo taken March 23, 2017, shows sustained 43 mile per hour winds with 58 mile per hour gusts picked up dust obscuring both the Organ Mountains and A Mountain from view at the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces, N.M. Not unlike a flash mob gathering in a public place to briefly capture the attention of unsuspecting passers-by, the ingredients in this case — warm temperatures and a lack of rain — came together quickly in New Mexico. It’s called a flash drought. (Josh Bachman /The Las Cruces Sun-News via AP)
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A sign lays in the yard of a damaged home following a storm in the early hours of the morning in Rockwall, Texas on Wednesday, March 29, 2017. A powerful storm system with winds exceeding 60 mph has damaged homes in suburban Dallas, knocked out power to tens of thousands across Texas and brought heavy rain that inundated some areas. (Rose Baca/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
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A house is damaged following a storm early in the morning in Rockwall, Texas on Wednesday, March 29, 2017. A powerful storm system with winds exceeding 60 mph has damaged homes in suburban Dallas, knocked out power to tens of thousands across Texas and brought heavy rain that inundated some areas. (Rose Baca/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
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Houses are damaged following a storm early in the morning in Rockwall, Texas on Wednesday, March 29, 2017. A powerful storm system with winds exceeding 60 mph has damaged homes in suburban Dallas, knocked out power to tens of thousands across Texas and brought heavy rain that inundated some areas. (Rose Baca/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
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John Hampton stands outside his brother's house that was damaged following a storm early in the morning in Rockwall, Texas on Wednesday, March 29, 2017. A powerful storm system with winds exceeding 60 mph has damaged homes in suburban Dallas, knocked out power to tens of thousands across Texas and brought heavy rain that inundated some areas. (Rose Baca/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
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FILE - In this Tuesday, March 28, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump, accompanied by from left, Vice President Mike Pence, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt, and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, speaks at EPA headquarters in Washington, prior to signing an Energy Independence Executive Order. Environmental groups are preparing to go to court to battle Trump's efforts to roll back his predecessor's plans to curb global warming. But they say their first order of business is to mobilize a public backlash against an executive order Trump signed on Tuesday that eliminates many restrictions of fossil fuel production. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
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FILE - In this Tuesday, March 28, 2017 file photo, demonstrators gather in front of the White House in Washington, during a rally against President Donald Trump's Energy Independence Executive order. Environmental groups are preparing to go to court to battle Trump's efforts to roll back his predecessor's plans to curb global warming. But they say their first order of business is to mobilize a public backlash against an executive order Trump signed on Tuesday that eliminates many restrictions of fossil fuel production. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
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In this March 8, 2017 photo, local children stand on a field as Gede Pangrango Mountains is seen in the background in Bogor, West java, Indonesia. A sprawling "Trump Community" that will rise next to Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park has alarmed conservationists. They predict that the overall development, including a massive theme park, will overwhelm a refuge for some of Indonesia’s most threatened species. The 3,000 hectare (11.6 square miles) project is the brainchild of President Donald Trump's Indonesian partner, billionaire and presidential hopeful Hary Tanoe. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
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In this March 8, 2017 photo, a sign that says the land is owned by MNC Land is erected on a farming field near Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park in Bogor, West java, Indonesia. A sprawling "Trump Community" that will rise next to Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park has alarmed conservationists. They predict that the overall development, including a massive theme park, will overwhelm a refuge for some of Indonesia’s most threatened species. The 3,000 hectare (11.6 square miles) project is the brainchild of President Donald Trump's Indonesian partner, billionaire and presidential hopeful Hary Tanoe. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
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In this March 15, 2017 photo, a Muslim girl walks on a village road as Gede Pangrango Mountains is seen in the background in Bogor, West java, Indonesia. A sprawling "Trump Community" that will rise next to Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park has alarmed conservationists. They predict that the overall development, including a massive theme park, will overwhelm a refuge for some of Indonesia’s most threatened species. The 3,000 hectare (11.6 square miles) project is the brainchild of President Donald Trump's Indonesian partner, billionaire and presidential hopeful Hary Tanoe. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
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In this March 15, 2017, workers rest at a golf course construction site near Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park in Bogor, West java, Indonesia. A sprawling "Trump Community" that will rise next to Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park has alarmed conservationists. They predict that the overall development, including a massive theme park, will overwhelm a refuge for some of Indonesia’s most threatened species. The 3,000 hectare (11.6 square miles) project is the brainchild of President Donald Trump's Indonesian partner, billionaire and presidential hopeful Hary Tanoe. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
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In this March 15, 2017 photo, a farmer works on a field near Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park in Bogor, West java, Indonesia. A sprawling "Trump Community" that will rise next to Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park has alarmed conservationists. They predict that the overall development, including a massive theme park, will overwhelm a refuge for some of Indonesia’s most threatened species. The 3,000 hectare (11.6 square miles) project is the brainchild of President Donald Trump's Indonesian partner, billionaire and presidential hopeful Hary Tanoe. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
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In this March 8, 2017 photo, a farmer rides his motorbike on a dirt road as Gede Pangrango Mountains is seen in the background in Bogor, West java, Indonesia. A sprawling "Trump Community" that will rise next to Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park has alarmed conservationists. They predict that the overall development, including a massive theme park, will overwhelm a refuge for some of Indonesia’s most threatened species. The 3,000 hectare (11.6 square miles) project is the brainchild of President Donald Trump's Indonesian partner, billionaire and presidential hopeful Hary Tanoe. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
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FILE - This Dec. 2015 file photo shows U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson in Honolulu. Watson is hearing arguments Wednesday, March 29, 2017, in Honolulu, on whether to extend his temporary order blocking President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban. But even if Watson doesn’t put the ban on hold until the state’s lawsuit is resolved, his temporary block would remain until he rules otherwise. (George Lee/The Star-Advertiser via AP, File)
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FILE - In this July 27, 2013, file photo, North Korean soldiers turn and look towards their leader Kim Jong Un from a military parade vehicle as they carry packs marked with the nuclear symbol during a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the Korean War armistice in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea has conducted five nuclear tests, the first in 2006. All were conducted in the depths of Mount Mantap, a nondescript granite peak in the remote and heavily forested Hamgyong mountain range about 80 kilometers (50 miles) as the crow flies from Chongjin, the nearest big city. Since North Korea is the only country in the world that still conducts nuclear weapons tests, its Punggye-ri site on _ or mostly under - Mount Mantap is also the world’s only active nuclear testing site. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)
