Across the Ohio River from Powhatan Transportation Center — owned by Murray Energy — is a power plant that services mines in West Virginia. Jessica Cheung/NPR hide caption

Senate Republicans will move "right after the first of the year" on a resolution to replace the Affordable Care Act, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters Monday. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption

President-elect Donald Trump is filling out his Cabinet with a lot of people who have spoken out against the missions of the agencies they are set to lead. Paul Sancya/AP hide caption

Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson speaks to reporters after the annual Exxon Mobil shareholders meeting in 2014. LM Otero/AP hide caption

Joe Ligon of The Mighty Clouds of Joy performs in Nashville in 2013. "He was the type of singer that would never sit down until he had torn the house up," says gospel singer Pastor Shirley Caesar. Rick Diamond/Getty Images for IEBA hide caption

Enter NPR Music's third Tiny Desk Contest between Jan. 13 and 29, 2017! NPR hide caption

Temperatures are up and ice cover is down in the Arctic this year. Scientists say climate change is altering the region faster than other parts of the planet. Greenland Travel via Flickr hide caption