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FILE - This Dec. 10, 2016, file photo, provided by the North Dakota Department of Health shows an oil spill from the Belle Fourche Pipeline that was discovered Dec. 5, 2016 in Ash Coulee Creek, a tributary of the Little Missouri River, near Belfield, N.D. President Barack Obama's administration has scaled back new safety measures for the sprawling network of fuel pipelines that crisscross the United States after complaints from industry over the potential cost. The administration on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, finalized new regulations for almost 200,000 miles of pipelines that transport crude oil, gasoline and other hazardous liquids. A proposed requirement for companies to immediately repair problems discovered on their lines was dropped. (Scott Stockdill/North Dakota Department of Health via AP, File)
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FILE - In this Monday, April 1, 2013, file photo, oil covers the ground around a slide in Mayflower, Ark., days after a pipeline ruptured and spewed oil over lawns and roadways. Exxon Mobil denied claims from plaintiffs in an oil spill lawsuit that it made all information about the maintenance and repair of an oil pipeline secret. President Barack Obama's administration has scaled back new safety measures for the sprawling network of fuel pipelines that crisscross the United States after complaints from industry over the potential cost. The administration on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, finalized new regulations for almost 200,000 miles of pipelines that transport crude oil, gasoline and other hazardous liquids. A proposed requirement for companies to immediately repair problems discovered on their lines was dropped. (AP Photo/Jeannie Nuss, File)
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Jon Egger takes a picture of the retaining wall that fell down the hillside on the back of his Echo HIll Way home in Orange, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. Egger said the hill is not in of risk of falling and he plans to remove the wall tomorrow. Flooded roads and freeways along with low fog and clouds made for a hazardous commute Thursday as another round of heavy rain moved through Southern California, raising fresh fears of possible mudslides in wildfire burn areas. (Jeff Gritchen/The Orange County Register via AP)
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Visitor to the Huntington Beach Pier try to keep dry in the rain in Huntington Beach, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. Flooded roads and freeways along with low fog and clouds made for a hazardous commute Thursday as another round of heavy rain moved through Southern California, raising fresh fears of possible mudslides in wildfire burn areas. (Jeff Gritchen/The Orange County Register via AP)
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A truck going northbound on Pacific Coast Highway in Sunset Beach goes through some deep water on the roadway to due a high tide and storms that moved into Orange County Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, in Huntington, Calif. Flooded roads and freeways along with low fog and clouds made for a hazardous commute Thursday as another round of heavy rain moved through Southern California, raising fresh fears of possible mudslides in wildfire burn areas. (Mark Rightmire/The Orange County Register via AP)
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A jeep makes its way through water flooding on Pacific Coast Highway in Sunset Beach due a high tide and storms that moved into Orange County Thursday morning, Jan. 12, 2017, inHuntington Beach, Calif. Flooded roads and freeways along with low fog and clouds made for a hazardous commute Thursday as another round of heavy rain moved through Southern California, raising fresh fears of possible mudslides in wildfire burn areas. (Mark Rightmire/The Orange County Register via AP)
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A sail boat and freight ship sail along the bay past Alcatraz Island and a fog covered city scape Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in San Francisco. Sunshine and fog returned to some areas of Northern California after a series of storms which caused flooding in various cities. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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A tower from the Golden Gate Bridge is seen over a blanket of fog Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in San Francisco. Sunshine and fog returned to some areas of Northern California after a series of storms which caused flooding in various cities. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Fog enshrouds part of the The Golden Gate Bridge Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in San Francisco. Sunshine and fog returned to some areas of Northern California after a series of storms which caused flooding in various cities. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2015 file photo, Dan Bender, with the La Plata County Sheriff's Office, takes a water sample from the Animas River near Durango, Colo. after the accidental release of an estimated 3 million gallons of waste from the Gold King Mine by a crew led by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA said Friday, Jan. 13, 2017 that it won’t pay claims totaling more than $1.2 billion for economic damages from the spill, saying the law prohibits it. (Jerry McBride /The Durango Herald via AP, File)
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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS - This Friday, Feb. 29, 2008, photo shows an aerial view of the fly ash landfill at Dominion's Chesapeake Energy Center in Chesapeake, Va. Millions of tons of ash stored at the former coal-fired power plant in the city will become increasingly vulnerable to flooding and other coastal risks, according to a report compiled for an environmental group that is seeking to have the ash moved. (Bill Tiernan/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
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Family and friends honor two law enforcement officers during a candlelight vigil in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. Authorities raised to $100,000 the reward for information leading to the arrest of a suspect in the fatal shooting of the Orlando police sergeant on Tuesday as he eluded hundreds of officers on the second day of a massive manhunt. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
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In this Jan. 12, 2017, photo, the Navya Arma autonomous vehicle drives down a street in Las Vegas. The driverless electric shuttle has begun carrying passengers in a test program in a downtown Las Vegas entertainment district. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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In this Jan. 12, 2017, photo, the Navya Arma autonomous vehicle drives down a street in Las Vegas. The driverless electric shuttle has begun carrying passengers in a test program in a downtown Las Vegas entertainment district. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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Colorado Avalanche left wing Cody McLeod (55) fights with Anaheim Ducks left wing Joseph Cramarossa (74) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
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Traffic moves without problems on I-244 westbound just east of Harvard Ave. Friday, Jan. 13, 2017 in Tulsa, Oka. An ice storm is expected to hit the area today. A winter storm that pounded northern California is descending upon the southern Plains, packing crippling ice accumulations and heavy rain that could cause widespread power outages and flooding. (Mike Simons/Tulsa World via AP)
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Price Tower is seen in downtown Bartlesville, Oka., as icicles form on a street sign, Friday, Jan. 13, 2017. An ice storm is expected to hit the area today. A winter storm that pounded northern California is descending upon the southern Plains, packing crippling ice accumulations and heavy rain that could cause widespread power outages and flooding. (Mike Simons/Tulsa World via AP)
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A pedestrian shields herself from freezing rain in downtown Bartlesville, Okla., Friday, Jan. 13, 2017. An ice storm is expected to hit the area today. A winter storm that pounded northern California is descending upon the southern Plains, packing crippling ice accumulations and heavy rain that could cause widespread power outages and flooding. (Mike Simons/Tulsa World via AP)
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Firefighters examine the debris at a Baltimore home that caught fire early on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, killing multiple children. Their mother and three siblings survived, a city fire official said. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)
