Environment and Supreme Court Hopefuls • Stop-Start Superfund Cleanups • China’s Carbon Emissions

It’s probably the year’s biggest political story so far, and it’s the talk of the environment and energy world as well: Who will President Trump try to put on the Supreme Court?

Of Trump’s 25 judicial candidates that could replace Justice Anthony Kennedy, several have extensive environmental records. Many of them interpret the law to limit federal environmental policy. They include:

• Brett Kavanaugh, a U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit judge who earned a reputation for thwarting the Obama administration on climate change.
• William Pryor, an 11th Circuit Court of ...