ANOTHER PARIS DELAY: President Trump is delaying his decision on the Paris climate change agreement, and now won't have an answer until after the Group of Seven summit of leading industrial nations in Italy late this month.

White House press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters of the new timeline Tuesday.

"The president has been meeting with his team for quite a while on this matter, and he will not be making an announcement regarding that agreement until after he returns from the G-7," he said, referring to the Group of Seven meeting scheduled for May 26-27 in Italy.

In March, Spicer had said that the decision would come before the summit.

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Spicer on Tuesday declined to detail the deliberations, what strategies Trump might be considering or whether there's any conclusion to be drawn from the delay and the postponed meeting top Trump officials had planned to have Tuesday.

"The reason that he's seeking the advice of his team is to get options and then he'll pursue the best one. But I'm not going to tell you which one that he's going to do," Spicer said.

"The president wants to continue to meet with his team ... meet with not just the economic piece, but his environmental team, and come to a decision on what's the best interests of the United States, using the expertise that surrounds him."

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Trump administration meeting also delayed: Spicer's announcement came the same day that top Trump administration officials were planning to meet regarding the president's position on the Paris pact.

But that meeting got canceled early Tuesday due to scheduling conflicts.

Officials are trying to close a very public rift in the administration on Paris. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Trump's daughter Ivanka want him to reverse his campaign promise to exit the deal.

But on the other side are Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt and strategist Stephen Bannon, who say the pact is a bad deal for the United States.

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Club for Growth weighs in: The right-wing Club for Growth joined Tuesday in the chorus of conservative voices pushing Trump to exit Paris.

In remarks prepared for the American Coatings Association's Spring Leadership Council, Club for Growth President David McIntosh said the agreement "threatens to harm American economic growth."

"President Trump was right during his campaign when he pledged 'to cancel the Paris Climate Agreement and stop all payments of U.S. tax dollars to U.N. global warming programs,'" McIntosh's remarks read.

"The Paris Agreement undermines the Trump agenda of restoring economic growth and creating more American jobs."

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METHANE VOTE COMING TOMORROW: The Senate is due to consider a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution on Wednesday undoing an Obama administration methane waste rule.

The resolution would undo a late-issued Bureau of Land Management regulation limiting venting and flaring of methane from natural gas drilling sites.

Republican supporters of the resolution have hunted for the votes necessary to pass the bill for months, and they have little margin for error. Two Republicans are expected to vote against the measure, and two key undecided members -- Sens. Cory Gardner Cory Scott GardnerHouse approves bill to secure internet-connected federal devices against cyber threats Congress needs to finalize space weather bill as solar storms pose heightened threat Trump courts Florida voters with moratorium on offshore drilling MORE (R-Colo.) and Heidi Heitkamp Mary (Heidi) Kathryn HeitkampCentrists, progressives rally around Harris pick for VP 70 former senators propose bipartisan caucus for incumbents Susan Collins set to play pivotal role in impeachment drama MORE (D-N.D.) -- remained publicly undecided this week.

A group of Midwestern GOP senators has also threatened to hold up the vote as leverage in an ongoing ethanol policy dispute. Sen. Chuck Grassley Charles (Chuck) Ernest GrassleySenate Republicans signal openness to working with Biden Senators offer disaster tax relief bill Trump spikes political football with return of Big Ten season MORE (R-Iowa) would not say Tuesday whether that issue had been resolved.

Sen. Maria Cantwell Maria Elaine CantwellHillicon Valley: Zuckerberg acknowledges failure to take down Kenosha military group despite warnings | Election officials push back against concerns over mail-in voting, drop boxes Bipartisan senators call for investigation of popular fertility app The Hill's Coronavirus Report: Mike Roman says 3M on track to deliver 2 billion respirators globally and 1 billion in US by end of year; US, Pfizer agree to 100M doses of COVID-19 vaccine that will be free to Americans MORE (D-Wash.) said on Tuesday she is "confident the Democrats are going to be strong" in opposing the CRA resolution, which requires only a majority vote to pass.

Read more here, and follow the vote tomorrow on The Hill.

TUNNEL COLLAPSES AT NUCLEAR FACILITY: Officials say they have not detected any contamination after a tunnel collapsed at a nuclear waste site in Washington state.

The Department of Energy declared an emergency at 8:26 a.m. local time, the agency said in a statement, after workers discovered a hole in the roof of a Cold War-era tunnel at the Hanford nuclear facility.

Officials evacuated some personnel close to the incident immediately while ordering others to shelter in place. By Tuesday afternoon, all employees near the site of the incident were released from their shelter-in-place order and told they could go home.

The agency said responders have not found any indication of contamination at the site, and they said the tunnel did contain contaminated materials.

First responders discovered soil subsiding above a tunnel connected to the extraction center during a routine inspection, the agency said.

In a statement, the Department of Energy said that "everyone has been accounted for and there is no initial indication of any worker exposure or an airborne radiological release."

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ON TAP WEDNESDAY I: Three state officials are scheduled to appear at a Senate Environment and Public Works hearing on the Endangered Species Act.

ON TAP WEDNESDAY II: A Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee panel will meet to consider seven bills. Scott Cameron, a special assistant to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, will testify.

AROUND THE WEB:

Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) is proposing a bill to restrict local pesticide ordinances, which closely follows model legislation written by the American Legislative Exchange Council, the Portland Press Herald reports.

The Philippines' new environmental minister says he wants to balance mining with protecting nature, Reuters reports.

New wind and solar power development in California's desert has slowed, the Desert Sun reports.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

Check out Tuesday's stories ...

-Senate to vote Wednesday on methane measure

-Trump delays decision on Paris climate pact

-Emergency declared at Washington state nuclear site

-Club for Growth calling on Trump to exit Paris climate deal

-Trump administration moves to protect endangered sharks

-EPA seeks governors' input in rewriting Obama water rule

-White House postpones meeting on Paris climate deal

-Team Trump readies for critical meeting on Paris climate deal

-Outdoor gear companies take on Trump

-Trump to nominate two energy regulators

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