NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — Gov. Gina Raimondo recently held a bill-signing ceremony to brag about the unusually high number of renewable-energy bills passed by the General Assembly this year — and to show her commitment to address climate change.

On the same night that the U.S. Senate rejected the latest effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, it also come out forcefully against President Trump’s effort to eliminate funding for key coastal programs.

Three outspoken environmentalists on the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council board were not asked to return to the committee, and Gov. Gina Raimondo isn’t saying much about it.

As a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse has seen plenty of acts of deception by Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency. Those actions include using a private e-mail account for state business and being untruthful during his confirmation hearings.

PROVIDENCE — The General Assembly may meet again this year to complete its unfinished business, including passing a budget for fiscal 2018, but its results in the environmental sector to this point are somewhat lopsided.

PROVIDENCE — As the dust settles on the abrupt end to the 2017 General Assembly session, there are least a few developments to report from the session's final days.