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In this June 7, 2015 photo, a U.S. Army helicopter UH-60 flies during a Japan-U.S. joint disaster prevention drill in Kochi, western Japan. A U.S. Army helicopter of the same type crashed off the southern Japanese island of Okinawa on Wednesday, Aug. 12, injuring several people aboard the aircraft, officials said. (Yuta Omori/Kyodo News via AP) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT
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Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, left, looks at a fish trap on the banks of the Animas River that is being held by Colorado Parks and Wildlife's Aquatic Biologist Jim White in the waters of the river contaminated last week by a massive mine blowout above Silverton, Colo. The Governor toured the area before giving an address to area residents regarding the status ofAnimas River Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015. (Shaun Stanley/The Durango Herald via AP)
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National Edition News cover for August 12, 2015 - Regulators’ fumbling of NC coal ash spill frustrates consumers, raises fears of electric rate hike: FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2014 file photo, Amy Adams, North Carolina campaign coordinator with Appalachian Voices, shows her hand covered with wet coal ash from the Dan River swirling in the background as state and federal environmental officials continued their investigations of a spill of coal ash into the river in Danville, Va. A federal grand jury is convening Tuesday, March 18, 2014, as part of a widening criminal investigation triggered by the massive Duke Energy coal ash spill that coated 70 miles of the Dan River with toxic sludge. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy said Tuesday she was "deeply sorry" for her agency's wastewater spill from Colorado's Gold King Mine. (Associated Press)
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State groundwater test results are expected later this summer. If Duke is found to be responsible for the pollution, the utility said, it will pay for a safe, permanent water source to the residents affected. (Associated Press)
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Amy Adams' hand is covered with coal ash after she pulls it from the Dan River in North Carolina. She is campaign coordinator of Appalachian Voices, a grass-roots environmental organization concerned about toxic sludge. (Associated Press)
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Pete McKay, San Juan County commissioner in Colorado, looks at the site, Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, where the Gold King Mine breach occurred, north of Silverton, Colo. Local officials in towns downstream from where millions of gallons of mine waste spilled into the San Juan River are demanding answers about possible long-term threats to the water supply. The 3 million gallons of mine waste included high concentrations of arsenic, lead and other heavy metals. Workers with the EPA accidentally unleashed the spill Wednesday as they inspected the abandoned mine site. (Jon Austria/The Daily Times via AP)
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People kayak in the Animas River near Durango, Colo., on Thursday in water discolored by the Gold King Mine waste spill. (Associated Press)
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Turkeys stand in a barn on the Moline family turkey farm, Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Manson, Iowa. The Moline farm is the first Iowa farm to restock after the bird flu outbreak that killed 48 million birds in 15 states. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) ** FILE **
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About 1 million gallons of wastewater from Colorado's Gold King Mine began spilling into the Animas River on Wednesday when a cleanup crew supervised by the Environmental Protection Agency accidentally breached a debris dam inside the mine. (Associated Press)
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during a news conference to provide an update of the Legionnaires' disease outbreak, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) ** FILE **
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A warning sign from the city is displayed in front of the Animas River as orange sludge from a mine spill upstream flows past Berg Park in Farmington, N.M., on Aug. 8, 2015. About 1 million gallons of wastewater from Colorado's Gold King Mine began spilling into the Animas River on Wednesday when a cleanup crew supervised by the Environmental Protection Agency accidentally breached a debris dam that had formed inside the mine. The mine has been inactive since 1923. (Alexa Rogals/The Daily Times via AP) **FILE**
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Ducks wade in the Animas River as orange sludge from a mine spill upstream flows past Berg Park in Farmington, N.M., Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015. About 1 million gallons of wastewater from Colorado's Gold King Mine began spilling into the Animas River on Wednesday when a cleanup crew supervised by the Environmental Protection Agency accidentally breached a debris dam that had formed inside the mine. The mine has been inactive since 1923 ( Alexa Rogals/The Daily Times via AP)
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In this May 12, 2015, file photo, emergency personnel work the scene of a deadly train wreck in Philadelphia. Only a handful of railroads are close to meeting a deadline this year to install safety technology that can prevent many crashes, including derailments due to excessive speed like the deadly Amtrak crash in Philadelphia in May, according to a government report released Friday. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek, File)
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Service dog Yolanda is being hailed a hero after she dialed 911 and saved her blind owner from a house fire in Philadelphia. (Red Paw via NBC10)
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U.S. Central Command's official investigation concluded that a rocket-launched grenade from a Taliban fighter standing near the landing zone clipped a rotary wing, sending the Ch-47 Chinook into a violent downward spin. It was the worst day for fatalities in the history of naval special warfare. (Associated Press)
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In this image made from video, people gather by two derailed trains in Harda in Madhya Pradesh state, India, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015. Two passenger trains derailed over a bridge in central India while crossing a track that was flooded by heavy monsoon rains, killing at a number of people, officials said Wednesday. (Photo via AP Video)
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In the Tunisia attack, a young man unfurled an umbrella, pulled out a Kalashnikov and opened fire on European sunbathers, killing more than two dozen people.
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This picture taken on Friday, July 31, 2015, shows the debris of the Embraer Phenom 300 jet that crashed near the end of the runway of Blackbushe Airport, while trying to land at the airfield about 40 miles (65 kilometers) southwest of London. (Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA via AP)
