, who are tempted to try.

States and cities have long gone after fossil fuel industry stakeholders for contributing to the planet’s warming. Recently,announced plans for legal action against fossil fuel companies for harms caused by climate change, though the states have been met by

from the U.S. Justice Department.The Trump administration has been quick to disregard climate change and has moved against initiatives aimed at combating it. The U.S.. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — an agency whose

fueled by climate change. And the Environmental Protection Agency has been called on to a rewrite its long-standingpublic health and welfare.

Meanwhile, the federal government has ramped up support for oil and gas production in the name of an “American energy dominance” agenda, and it

to address climate change.Police said in a statement that floodwaters left two men and one woman stranded at the Gozalandia River, a popular recreational spot in the western town of San Sebastián.

One of the men, who lives in Milwaukee, was swept away by the current but was rescued, police said. The other two tourists live in Washington.Flood advisories and flash flood warnings were in place for several cities and towns across the island on Friday.

Heavy rains began falling across Puerto Rico a week ago and are forecast to continue for several more days. They have unleashed landslides while floodwaters have knocked down trees and cut off access to dozens of roads.On Monday, a man who tried to drive his car through floodwaters