Environment

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Illustration on the financial impact of hurricanes by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Sen. Marco Rubio is encouraging people to flood a Miami restaurant with calls after owner Nusret Gokce, nicknamed Salt Bae, hosted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for a lavish steak dinner in Turkey while his own country starves. (Twitter/@Yusnaby)

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Drivers made their way down a flooded road in South Carolina. Officials implored people to stay off roads, saying a few inches of water can sweep cars away. (Associated Press)

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Floodwaters submerged cars in Fayetteville, North Carolina, as water levels were expected to continue rising. (Associated Press)

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Bob Richling carried Iris Darden, 84, out of her flooded home as her daughter-in-law, Pam Darden, gathered her belongings Monday in Spring Lake, North Carolina. (Associated Press)

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Floodwater threatened homes in Dillon, South Carolina. (Associated Press)

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A member of the U.S. Coast Guard has been removed from the Tropical Storm Florence response team in South Carolina after he flashed an alleged white power hand signal during a live MSNBC report. (Twitter/@Kelsey Hupp)

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Green Energy Mandates Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long arrives to testify before the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, during a hearing on the federal response to the 2017 hurricane season. Long said the challenge presented by hurricanes Irma, Harvey and Maria is unprecedented in the history of his agency. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Patricia Espinosa, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, smiles in the U.S. Climate Action Center during the "AMERICA'S PLEDGE" and "WE ARE STILL IN" campaign at the COP 23 Fiji UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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In this image take from video provided by WCVB in Boston, flames consume a home in Lawrence, Mass, a suburb of Boston, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. Emergency crews are responding to what they believe is a series of gas explosions that have damaged homes across three communities north of Boston. (WCVB via AP)

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In this image take from video provided by WCVB in Boston, flames rise from a house in Lawrence, Mass, a suburb of Boston, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. Emergency crews are responding to what they believe is a series of gas explosions that have damaged homes across three communities north of Boston. (WCVB via AP)

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Sand bags surround homes on North Topsail Beach, North Carolina, on Wednesday as Hurricane Florence threatens the coast. As much as 35 inches of rain is expected. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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Cpl. Remedios Cruz, Marine Aircraft Group 12, seen here during an enlistment ceremony in December 2013, will exit the military after pleading guilty to maintaining a romantic relationship with a subordinate.(Image: U.S. Marine Corps, Lance Cpl. Richard Currier) ** FILE **

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Hurricane Florence is in the Atlantic Ocean and is expected to hit the Southeast coast by late Thursday night or early Friday. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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According to the Competitive Enterprise Institute, state governments are pursuing aggressive green policies through prosecutions and other strategies. (Associated Press)

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The massive three-day bash hosted by California Gov. Jerry Brown will feature top Democrats, liberal megadonors, Obama administration figures, international leaders, green energy, Silicon Valley, Hollywood celebrities, and Al Gore. (Associated Press photograph)

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FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2016, file photo, a bald eagle soars over the Haw River below Jordan Lake in Moncure, N.C. The head of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is stepping down after a 14-month tenure in which he proposed broad changes to rules governing protections for thousands of plant and animal species. Spokesman Gavin Shire said Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, that Greg Sheehan will step down next week to return to his family and home in Utah. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)