Environment

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In this Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009, file photo, a flock of geese fly past a smokestack at the Jeffery Energy Center coal power plant near Emmitt, Kan. Hundreds of corporations, insurance companies and pension funds are calling on world leaders gathering for a U.N. summit on climate change this week to attack the problem by making it more costly for businesses to pollute. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File) ** FILE **

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A parishioner from the Notre Dame d' Haiti Catholic Church carries a rosary as they walk the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday, Friday, April 6, 2012, in the Miami neighborhood of Little Haiti. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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Several thousand Syrians, mostly Kurds, crossed into Turkey seeking refuge from Islamic State militants who have barreled through dozens of Kurdish villages in northern Syria. The Obama plan calls for local fighters to counter the terror group on the ground. (associated press)

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Elliot Crown of New York parades in a costume called "Fossil Fool." The goal of signing a climate deal could better be facilitated more by strategic negotiations rather than distracting protest marches. (Associated Press)

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Cpt. Tony Grider, 41, has died after he was electrocuted while participating in an "ice bucket challenge" for ALS. (Campbellsville/Taylor Co. Fire Department)

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Actor and activist Mark Ruffalo takes questions before the start of the People's Climate March in New York Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014. Thousands of people from across the nation are expected to participate in what's billed as the largest march ever on global warming. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle) ** FILE **

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Former Director for Operations Lt. Gen. James T. Conway, U.S. Marine Corps, May 5, 2005. (Department of Defense) ** FILE **

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National Security Adviser Susan Rice (Associated Press) **FILE**

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SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR NIKKI HALEY -S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley speaks during a news conference at the BMW manufacturing plant in Greer, S.C., Friday, March 28, 2014. BMW announced a $1 billion expansion for the plant. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

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A lame-duck Congress, Will Rogers once observed, "is like where some fellows worked for you and their work wasn't satisfactory and you let 'em out, but after you fired 'em, you let 'em stay long enough to burn your house down." (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A recent campaign ad by Democratic Sen. Mark Udall claiming Republican opponent, Cory Gardner, voted to shut down the government as Colorado was cleaning up from a devastating flood has sparked outrage. (Associated Press Photographs)

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Local residents say that after last year's flood Rep. Cory Gardner, Republican candidate for Senate, was a "workhorse" and actively assisting constituents.

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Pfc. Nathan Currie, from the 756th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, rescued a woman from a submerged vehicle in Holbrook Pond on Fort Stewart, Georgia. (Image: U.S. Army)

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President Barack Obama jokes with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy and EPA staff members who worked on the power plant emissions standards, in the Rose Garden of the White House, June 2, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

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Analysts say the latest round of sanctions announced tightens the noose around Russia's energy sector, making it particularly hard to invest in long-term projects to tap into new sources of oil and gas. Such sanctions might tempt Moscow to halt the flow of gas and oil, particularly the large share of gas exported through the Gazprom pipeline that crosses through Ukraine. (Associated Press)

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In a new ad, Sen. Mark Begich, Alaska Democrat, says he "took on Obama" to fight for oil drilling in the Arctic and voted against the president's "trillion-dollar tax increase."

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy holds up a pen before signing new emission guidelines during an announcement of a plan to cut carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by 30 percent by 2030, Monday, June 2, 2014, at EPA headquarters in Washington. In a sweeping initiative to curb pollutants blamed for global warming, the Obama administration unveiled a plan Monday that cuts carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by nearly a third over the next 15 years, but pushes the deadline for some states to comply until long after President Barack Obama leaves office. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy talks about the cooperation needed for building water infrastructure during the commemoration of a flood-control project in Corrales, N.M., on Monday, Sept. 15, 2014. McCarthy said the project is aimed at alleviating flooding concerns while keeping sediment from reaching the Rio Grande. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, center, and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio leave a press conference following a security meeting, in New York, Monday, Sept. 15, 2014. Govs. Cuomo, Christie and de Blasio met with Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson and a bi-state group of officials from local, state and federal law enforcement and public safety offices to discuss security preparedness and coordination in the New York-New Jersey region. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) **FILE**