Environment

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Illustration on nominating from the swamp by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

In this Jan. 2, 2016, file photo, rancher Dwight Hammond Jr. greets protesters outside his home in Burns, Ore. President Donald Trump has pardoned Dwight and Steven Hammond, two ranchers whose case sparked the armed occupation of a national wildlife refuge in Oregon. The Hammonds were convicted in 2012 of intentionally and maliciously setting fires on public lands. (Les Zaitz/The Oregonian via AP, File)

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A U.S. Border Patrol vehicle sits above the Rio Grande River at the U.S. - Mexico border Tuesday, June 26, 2018, in Brownsville, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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Families play in the giant ball pit filled with thousands of recyclable balls in Snarkitecture's installation Fun House at the National Building Museum's Great Hall. The ball pit installation is titled 'The Beach' which was seen in the National Building Museum in 2015.

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Lines in the sand ... (Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times)

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Rescuer arrive near cave where 12 boys and their soccer coach have been trapped since June 23, in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai province, in northern Thailand Sunday, July 8, 2018. Thai authorities are racing to pump out water from the flooded cave before more rains are forecast to hit the northern region. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

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In this photo taken on Sunday, May 13, 2018, health care workers wear virus protective gear at a treatment center in Bikoro Democratic Republic of Congo. Congo's latest Ebola outbreak has spread to a city of more than 1 million people, a worrying shift as the deadly virus risks traveling more easily in densely populated areas. Two suspected cases of hemorrhagic fever were reported in the Wangata health zones that include Mbandaka, the capital of northwestern Equateur province. The city is about 150 kilometers (93 miles) from Bikoro, the rural area where the outbreak was announced last week, said Congo's Health Minister Oly Ilunga. (AP Photo/John Bompengo)

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Rhode Island Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo delivers her State of the State address to lawmakers and guests in the House Chamber at the Statehouse, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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Earth Fire Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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D.C. Fire rescue services deployed 80 firefighters to battle a two-alarm fire that started in Georgetown's popular eatery Wingos and spread to flower shop English Rose Garden on June 26, 2018. Flames injured three firefighters and caused "considerable" damage to the storefronts. (Photo courtesy of D.C. Fire and EMS)

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Illustration on the unknowns of environmental funding by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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The separation of families is heartbreaking. (Illustration by Michael Ramirez for Creators Syndicate)

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A tornado cuts across the ground near Jarrell, Texas, Tuesday, afternoon, May 27, 1997. At least 30 people were killed and scores more injured as several tornadoes cut a swath through at least three Central Texas Counties. (AP Photo/Theresa Schuch)

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Residents of rural areas smoke at higher rates than their urban counterparts do. In areas where there are fewer than 50,000 people, 21.5 percent were smokers, compared to 11.4 percent of people in areas with 1 million or more residents. (Associated Press)