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In this image provided by Australasian Antarctic Expedition, A Chinese helicopter arrives to rescue some of the 52 passengers trapped for more than a week on the icebound Russian research ship MV Akademik Shokalskiyin , Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. The helicopter rescued all 52 passengers from the research ship that has been trapped in Antarctic ice, 1,500 nautical miles south of Hobart, Australia, since Christmas Eve after weather conditions finally cleared enough for the operation Thursday. (AP Photo/Australasian Antarctic Expedition, Jessica Fitzpatrick) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, ONE TIME USE ONLY, NO ARCHIVES; NO SALES
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In this image provided by Australasian Antarctic Expedition, passengers trapped for more than a week on the icebound Russian research ship MV Akademik Shokalskiyin are rescued by a Chinese helicopter Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. The helicopter rescued all 52 passengers from the research ship that has been trapped in Antarctic ice, 1,500 nautical miles south of Hobart, Australia, since Christmas Eve after weather conditions finally cleared enough for the operation Thursday. (AP Photo/Australasian Antarctic Expedition, Jessica Fitzpatrick) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, ONE TIME USE, NO ARCHIVES; NO SALES
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In this photo provided by Patricia Sapol, emergency personnel respond to a light airplane that made an emergency landing on the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx borough of New York, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. No major injuries were reported but northbound traffic was halted as fuel was removed from the aircraft before it could be removed from the highway. (AP Photo/Patricia Sapol)
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FILE--In this Sept. 22, 2012 file photo, environmental protection groups participate in a global Frackdown Day in PIttsburgh, calling for a moratorium on Shale Gas Drilling and the hydraulic fracturing process. Pennsylvania officials say there have been 370 complaints so far in 2013 alleging that oil or natural gas drilling polluted or diminished the flow of water to private water wells. But The Associated Press found that a lack of detail in the data make it almost impossible to judge whether the drilling boom is harming more individuals than in the past, or less. (AP Photo/John Heller, File)
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FILE- In this Nov. 3, 2010 file photo, marchers concerned with water pollution protest against hydraulic fracturing and gas well drilling as they cross the Rachel Carson Bridge on their way through town to the Developing Unconventional Gas (DUG) East convention and exhibition being held in Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania officials say there have been 370 complaints so far in 2013 alleging that oil or natural gas drilling polluted or diminished the flow of water to private water wells. But The Associated Press found that a lack of detail in the data make it almost impossible to judge whether the drilling boom is harming more individuals than in the past, or less. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
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This photo taken Dec. 17, 2013, shows a newly installed gate and pump house at Erie Marsh near Monroe, Mich., where The Nature Conservancy and Ducks Unlimited are installing infrastructure to boost water levels and enhance fish passage between the wetland and Lake Erie’s Maumee Bay. A recent federal report found that the Great Lakes region was the only area of the nation that gained wetland acreage during a five-year period, partly because of similar restoration projects. (AP Photo/John Flesher)
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This photo taken Dec. 17, 2013, shows a farm field in Monroe County, Mich., that is being converted to a wetland and lakeplain wet prairie by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Ducks Unlimited, part of a broader effort to restore wetland acreage that has been lost to development in the Great Lakes region. In the background are cooling towers from DTE Energy’s Fermi 2 Nuclear Power Plant. A recent federal report found that the Great Lakes region was the only area of the nation that gained wetland acreage during a five-year period, partly because of similar restoration projects. (AP Photo/John Flesher)
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This photo taken Dec. 17, 2013, shows a section of Erie Marsh, where The Nature Conservancy and Ducks Unlimited are teaming up to regulate water levels, enhance fish passage and remove invasive plants to make the wetland more hospitable to wildlife. A recent federal report found that the Great Lakes region was the only area of the nation that gained wetland acreage during a five-year period, partly because of similar restoration projects. (AP Photo/John Flesher)
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This photo taken Dec. 17, 2013, near Monroe, Mich., shows a parcel of land called the Dusseau tract that was converted from cropland to 38 acres of coastal wetlands and 28 acres of lakeplain wet prairie by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Ducks Unlimited. It’s an example of decades-old efforts by government agencies and private groups to rebuild Great Lakes coastal wetlands such as swamps, bogs and marshes that have been depleted by development. A federal report released in November suggests the work is beginning to pay off. (AP Photo/John Flesher)
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In this Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013 image provided by Australasian Antarctic Expedition/Footloose Fotography, Ben Maddison and Ben Fisk from the Russian ship MV Akademik Shokalskiy work to place a wind indicator atop an ice feature near the trapped ship 1,500 nautical miles south of Hobart, Australia. Passengers on board a research ship that has been trapped in Antarctic ice for a week are expected to be rescued by helicopter, after three icebreakers failed to reach the paralyzed vessel, officials said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Australasian Antarctic Expedition/Footloose Fotography, Andrew Peacock) EDITORIAL USE ONLY
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In this photo provided China's official Xinhnua News Agency, passengers from the trapped Russian vessel MV Akademik Shokalskiy, seen at right, prepare to board the Chinese helicopter Xueying 12 in the Antarctic Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. A helicopter rescued all 52 passengers from the research ship that has been trapped in Antarctic ice, 1,500 nautical miles south of Hobart, Australia, since Christmas Eve after weather conditions finally cleared enough for the operation Thursday. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Zhang Jiansong) NO SALES
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In this Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013 image provided by Australasian Antarctic Expedition/Footloose Fotography, passengers from the Russian ship MV Akademik Shokalskiy link arms and stamp out a helicopter landing site on the ice near the trapped ship 1,500 nautical miles south of Hobart, Australia. Passengers on board a research ship that has been trapped in Antarctic ice for a week are expected to be rescued by helicopter, after three icebreakers failed to reach the paralyzed vessel, officials said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Australasian Antarctic Expedition/Footloose Fotography, Andrew Peacock) EDITORIAL USE ONLY
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In this Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013 image provided by Australasian Antarctic Expedition/Footloose Fotography, passengers from the Russian ship MV Akademik Shokalskiy trapped in the ice 1,500 nautical miles south of Hobart, Australia, walk around the ice. Passengers on board a research ship that has been trapped in Antarctic ice for a week are expected to be rescued by helicopter, after three icebreakers failed to reach the paralyzed vessel, officials said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Australasian Antarctic Expedition/Footloose Fotography, Andrew Peacock) EDITORIAL USE ONLY
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FILE- In this June 23, 2010, file photo, from left, Gina Durell, Island Durell and Linda Harrison of Pensacola, Fla., watch as crews work to clean up oil washed ashore at Pensacola Beach, Fla. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill off the coast of Louisiana washed up along the Florida Panhandle, hurting the state's tourism season that summer. (AP Photo/ Michael Spooneybarger, File)
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Ice from breaking waves coats a house along the shore in Scituate, Mass., Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. A winter storm slammed into the U.S. Northeast with howling winds and frigid cold, dumping nearly 2 feet (60 centimeters) of snow in some parts and whipping up blizzard-like conditions Friday. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
