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In this Oct. 4, 2012 file photo, large sections of pipe are shown in Sumner Texas. Safety regulators have quietly placed two extra conditions on construction of TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone XL oil pipeline after learning of potentially dangerous construction defects involving the pipeline’s southern leg. The new conditions were added four months after the pipeline safety agency sent TransCanada two warning letters about defects and other construction problems on the Keystone Gulf Coast Pipeline, which extends from Oklahoma to the Texas Gulf Coast. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, file)
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In this May 2, 2014 photo, farmworkers Sukha Singh, left, and Bitu Singh install a drip irrigation system in a peach orchard in Yuba City, Calif. Many farmers in the area are switching to drip irrigation system in efforts to conserve water. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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This April 30, 2014, photo shows a sign warning of rising food cost due to drought stands along Interstate 5 in Coalinga, Calif. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, California is experiencing extreme drought in more than 70 percent of the state. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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In this May 1, 2014 photo, a group of children cool off in the Feather River in Yuba City, Calif, where, according to some local residents, the water level is significantly lower than it used to be. Some of California’s drought-ravaged reservoirs are running so low that state water deliveries to some metropolitan areas have all but stopped, and cutbacks are forcing growers to fallow fields. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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In this May 1, 2014 photo, farmworker Chris Volkman examines the rice field sprayed with liquid fertilizer before getting water in Richvale, Calif. California’s drought-ravaged reservoirs are running so low that state water deliveries to some metropolitan areas have all but stopped, and cutbacks are forcing growers to fallow fields. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
