Lawmakers buckle down on energy priorities

The race is on for Congress to finish what many lawmakers consider must-pass energy and environment legislation.

Among the priorities for the remaining weeks in Congress are a comprehensive energy bill, the Water Resources Development Act, which includes funding for the water crisis in Flint, Mich., re-authorization of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Brownfields fund to clean up polluted sites around the country, reform and funding of the U.S. Forest Service’s wildfire-fighting procedures and addressing drought in California.