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Alaska's three Republican electors attend the Electoral College ceremony Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, in Juneau, Alaska. From left to right, are: Jacqueline Tupou, former Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell and Carolyn Leman. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)
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Elk stand in a holding pen at the Tomblin Wildlife Management Area in Logan County, Holden, W.Va., on Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. On land where coal was once mined, officials have trumpeted the return of the elk herd to West Virginia for the first time in 141 years. (John McCoy /Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP)
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FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. Obama said one of his missions after leaving office will be to develop a new generation of leaders on issues such as climate change, criminal justice reform and expanding health insurance coverage. Obama said in the interview with NPR airing Monday, Dec. 19, that the issues he cares most about will be well served when that new generation moves into positions of authority. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
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In this Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. Obama said one of his missions after leaving office will be to develop a new generation of leaders on issues such as climate change, criminal justice reform and expanding health insurance coverage. Obama said in the interview with NPR airing Monday, Dec. 19, that the issues he cares most about will be well served when that new generation moves into positions of authority. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
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Chinese women wearing masks for protection against air pollution walk through Ritan Park shrouded by dense smog in Beijing, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. Chinese cities are limiting the number of cars on roads and have temporarily shut down factories to cut down pollution during a national "red alert" for smog. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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Chinese paramilitary policemen wearing masks for protection against pollution march as the capital city is shrouded by smog in Beijing, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. Chinese cities are limiting the number of cars on roads and have temporarily shut down factories to cut down pollution during a national "red alert" for smog. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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A woman and a child wearing masks for protection against pollution walk past trees shrouded by smog at Ritan Park in Beijing, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. Chinese cities are limiting the number of cars on roads and have temporarily shut down factories to cut down pollution during a national "red alert" for smog. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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Chinese people wearing masks for protection against pollution exercise at Ritan Park during a heavily polluted day in Beijing, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. Chinese cities are limiting the number of cars on roads and have temporarily shut down factories to cut down pollution during a national "red alert" for smog. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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A Chinese wearing a mask for protection against pollution exercises at Ritan Park as capital city is shrouded by heavy smog in Beijing, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. Chinese cities are limiting the number of cars on roads and have temporarily shut down factories to cut down pollution during a national "red alert" for smog. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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Chinese people wearing masks for protection against pollution walk at Ritan Park shrouded by heavy smog in Beijing, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. Chinese cities are limiting the number of cars on roads and have temporarily shut down factories to cut down pollution during a national "red alert" for smog. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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A man wearing a mask for protection against pollution exercise at Ritan Park during a heavily polluted day in Beijing, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. Chinese cities are limiting the number of cars on roads and have temporarily shut down factories to cut down pollution during a national "red alert" for smog. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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An Australian Army helicopter flies French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, right, over Sydney Harbour before his bilateral meeting with Australian Defense Minister Marise Payne on the Australian Navy ship HMAS Adelaide in Sydney, Monday, Dec.19, 2016. The Australian and French defense ministers say they are giving top priority to concealing design details of a new Australian submarine after data was leaked from French shipbuilder DCNS about a submarine built for India. (Jason Reed/Pool Photo via AP)
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An aerial view shows part of Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016, which is one of Africa's richest ecosystems, with forests, grassland, a lake and a mountain. Much of its wildlife was wiped out during Mozambique's civil war, and projects to revive the area have been hampered by a renewal of conflict between the country's ruling party and the main opposition group. (AP Photo/Christopher Torchia)
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In this undated photo supplied by Gorongosa Restoration Project a Mount Gorongosa chameleon is photographed at Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique. The chameleon species, one of the smallest in Africa, is found only on the park's mountain, which has recently become a no-go zone for many civilians because of conflict between the government led by the ruling Frelimo party and the Renamo opposition group. (Photo-Piotr Naskrecki-Gorongosa Restoration Project via AP)
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Christopher Horner's appointment to the nine-member "landing team" at the Environmental Protection Agency suggests a hostile rather than smooth transition. (Competitive Enterprise Institute)
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Tarantulas are the heaviest, hairiest, scariest spiders on the planet. U.S. breeders of these spiders are fretting over a petition to list five species as endangered under the Endangered Species Act, fearing that the move would actually hurt the population. (Associated Press)
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Charles Hurt was one of the few national commentators to grasp early on the power and scope of President-elect Donald Trump's appeal.
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More than a thousand Alaskans took part in a polar plunge fundraiser at Goose Lake, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in Anchorage, Alaska. The plunge was a benefit for Special Olympics Alaska, and has raised more than $2 million for the organization in the eight years it has been held. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
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In this Dec. 8, 2016 photo, Jim Besha, head of Albany Engineering Corp., stands with his application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for an underground hydroelectric pumped storage project in an abandoned iron mine in the Adirondacks, in Mineville, N.Y. The plan is to circulate some of the millions of gallons of groundwater that have flooded the mine shafts over the years to power an array of about 100 hydroelectric turbines a half-mile underground. (AP Photo/Mary Esch)
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A woman adjusts her mask before walking outdoors in Beijing, China, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016. China's capital and other northern cities have banned half of all vehicles from city streets and ordered factories, schools and construction sites closed in response to a five-day smog red alert. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
