Rep. Barbara Lee warned 15 years ago that the Authorization to Use Military Force was a "blank check to the president to attack anyone involved in the Sept. 11 events -- anywhere, in any country, without regard to our nation's long-term foreign policy, economic and national security interests, and without time limit."

Her only error was to make the statement too narrow. The words "involved in the Sept. 11 events" need to be deleted.

The EU has already met its 2020 target for reduced fossil fuel use.

This shows that conservation efforts can be a success. However, the EU targets are not really ambitious -- even though they are better than most of the rest of the world.

Everyone: call on Burger King to reject GMO apples.

US citizens: call for an investigation of Trump for bribery.

Most humpback whale populations will be taken off the endangered species list, as they have grown considerably since the ban on whaling 50 years ago.

In this case, it may be safe to delist them, since whaling remains banned. However, when wolves were delisted because their numbers in the US had grown, that was the signal for several states to encourage hunters to kill them. This is likely to drive wolf numbers down to the point that they will need protection again.

To prevent that, there needs to be an intermediate level of partial protection.