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I've been doing my best to march in protest and to speak out for all the kids that live here in Flint.

Amariyanna Copeny, an eight-year-old resident of Flint, Michigan, in a letter to President Obama. Her email inspired the president to schedule a visit to the lead-plagued city on May 4.

Two of the world's three most popular insecticides harm bumblebees -

A new study finds that two neonicotinoid pesticidesimidacloprid and thiamethoxam, both significantly harmed bumblebee colonies by lowering the number of brood cells and reducing the number of live bees, respectively. A third neonicotinoid had no effect. The Guardian

CNN airs more fossil fuel ads than climate change coverage -

Over the two weeks that followed the announcements that 2015 was the hottest year on record and that February 2016 was the most unusually warm month ever recorded, the cable network aired 23.5 minutes of American Petroleum Institute advertisements—and only 5 minutes of climate change reporting. Media Matters for America

The American bison could become our national mammal -

Yesterday the U.S. House of Representatives passed the National Bison Legacy Act, which would make the animals an official symbol of the country's heritage. The bill should be on President Obama's desk for approval later this week. Grand Forks Herald

China is slowing its construction of new coal plants -

The world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases has announced it will halt plans for new coal-fired power plants in 13 provinces and delay construction of approved projects in 15 provinces. Experts say this could potentially prevent 200 planned coal-fired power generators from reaching completion. New York Times

Prince secretly funded solar projects in Oakland -

The late musician backed Green for All, a nonprofit organization dedicated to building a green economy and lifting people out of poverty. The group's cofounder Van Jones says investing in solar energy was just one of many charitable projects Prince helped out with on the down low. Fortune