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A volunteer firefighter extinguishes flares from a wildfire near Stoneham, Texas, on Monday, June 20, 2011. Several wildfires broke out from unusually hot and windy weather. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Mayra Beltran)

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The sun shines through wildfire smoke on Monday, June 20, 2011, in Grimes County near Plantersville, Texas. (AP Photo/The Courier, Karl Anderson)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS A temporary ban on the filing of new mining claims near the Grand Canyon was meant to slow a flurry of new uranium mining operations planned near the park. Thousands of claims exist for all types of hard-rock exploration, and some of the uranium claims are within five miles of the park's boundaries.

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The Fort Calhoun Station nuclear-power plant in Nebraska is surrounded by floodwaters from the Missouri River. Officials said there is no danger of a radiation leak at the plant 19 miles north of Omaha. (Associated Press)

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Floods, drought and wildfires have affected Bolivian agriculture in the past year, but other factors - like government price controls - are weighing down on the livelihood of the country's farmers and economy. (Associated Press)

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Flames from the Monument Fire move toward Highway 92 in Sierra Vista, Ariz., on June 19, 2011. (Associated Press/Sierra Vista Herald-Bisbee Daily Review)

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DC Brau chose to go with cans over bottles in part because cans are easier to take to picnics, concerts and other recreational events. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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In this file photo, a Greka Oil & Gas cleanup crew works on an oil spill flowing down a creek behind Firestone Vineyard, north of Los Olivos, Calif. in January 2008. On April 11, 2018, California regulators hit the troubled company with a record $12.5 million fine following nearly 1,500 violations in the past year at an oil field in Orange County. (Santa Barbara County Fire Department via Associated Press) **FILE**

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A plane drops slurry near houses after a fire sparked on Fort Huachuca in Sierra Vista, Ariz., on June 17, 2011. (Associated Press/Arizona Daily Star)

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Various police and fire agencies work at the nearby wreckage site of a small plane crash, Saturday, June 18, 2011 in Armonk, N.Y.. Officials say a small plane crashed about a mile north of a suburban airport north of New York City, bursting into flames and killing three people on board. (Associated Press/The Journal News)

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A Libyan child inspects damage caused by a rocket which fell through the roof of a house in Misrata, Libya, Friday, June 17, 2011, one of three that hit the city. East of Tripoli, Gadhafi's forces exchanged intense shelling with rebels who are slowly breaking the government siege on their western stronghold, the port city of Misrata. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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In this Tuesday, June 14, 2011, photo, a UPS Boeing 757-24APF cargo plane takes off from Miami International Airport in Miami. Shipping company UPS has been barred from moving air cargo through some U.K. facilities because of security flaws, the British government said Friday, June 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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Boeing employees work in the 787 Dreamliner aft-body-assembly building on Thursday, June 16, 2011, in Charleston, S.C. The building is the size of 10.5 football fields and can house two 787 Dreamliners wingtip to wingtip. Boeing will be able to deliver three airplanes per month. (Jeremy Lock/Special to The Washington Times)

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Boeing Tool Service employee's Kelly Gates and Christian Moraga from Everett WA. are preparing locations in the Final Assembly Building to set up tools on June 16, 2011 in Charleston, SC. In July 2011 construction is to be completed on Boeing's Final Assembly Building which will be home to the second 787 Dreamliner final assembly and delivery facility. The building is the size of 10.5 football fields and can house two 787 Dreamliners wingtip to wingtip. Boeing will be able to deliver three airplanes per month. (Jeremy Lock/Special to The Washington Times)