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In this Jan. 26, 2010 photo, provided by Pacific Rim Conservation, Laysan albatross are seen at Kaena Point Natural Area Reserve on the westernmost point of Oahu in Hawaii. Christian Gutierrez , a New York University student who pleaded no contest to killing the type seabirds at the Hawaii nature reserve is being sentenced, Thursday, July 6, 2017. (Lindsay Young/Pacific Rim Conservation via AP)
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In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, a South Korean navy ship fires a missile during a drill in South Korea's East Sea, Thursday, July 6, 2017. South Korean warplanes and navy ships have fired a barrage of missiles into the waters during one-day drills aimed at boosting a readiness against a possible North Korean aggression. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)
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In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, a South Korean navy ship fires a missile during a drill in South Korea's East Sea, Thursday, July 6, 2017. South Korean warplanes and navy ships have fired a barrage of missiles into the waters during one-day drills aimed at boosting a readiness against a possible North Korean aggression. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)
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In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, a South Korean navy ship fires a missile during a drill in South Korea's East Sea, Thursday, July 6, 2017. South Korean warplanes and navy ships have fired a barrage of missiles into the waters during one-day drills aimed at boosting a readiness against a possible North Korean aggression. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)
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FILE- In this Feb. 17, 2017, file photo, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sits at his desk in his office in New York. Schneiderman's office considers Secretary of State Rex Tillerson a central figure in his expanding investigation into whether ExxonMobil misled investors about the impact of climate change. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
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This June 29, 2017, remote camera image released by the U.S. Forest Service shows a female gray wolf and two of the three pups born this year in the wilds of Lassen National Forest in Northern California. California wildlife officials said Wednesday, July 5, the female gray wolf and her mate have produced at least three pups this year in the wilds of Lassen County. (U.S. Forest Service via AP)
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This June 30, 2017, remote camera image released by the U.S. Forest Service shows a pup born this year in the wilds of Lassen National Forest in Northern California. California wildlife officials said Wednesday, July 5, a female gray wolf and her mate have produced this one and at least two other pups this year in the wilds of Lassen County. (U.S. Forest Service via AP)
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This June 30, 2017, remote camera image released by the U.S. Forest Service shows a female gray wolf and her mate with a pup born this year in the wilds of Lassen National Forest in Northern California. California wildlife officials said Wednesday, July 5, the female gray wolf and her mate have produced this one and at least two other pups this year in the wilds of Lassen County. (U.S. Forest Service via AP)
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A U.S. Forest Service firefighter hoses down hotspots while battling a wildfire in the Cajon Pass near Devore, Calif., Wednesday July 5, 2017. (James Quigg/The Daily Press via AP)
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Crews work to protect a home site as they battle a wildfire along Pyramid Highway, Wednesday, July 5, 2017, near Reno, Nev. A day after beating back flames to prevent damage to dozens of rural homes, fire officials on Wednesday advised more residents to evacuate with their animals ahead of one of several blazes sweeping across hot, dry northern Nevada rangelands. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP)
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Crews battle a wildfire in the Palomino Valley, Wednesday, July 5, 2017, near Reno, Nev. A day after beating back flames to prevent damage to dozens of rural homes, fire officials on Wednesday advised more residents to evacuate with their animals ahead of one of several blazes sweeping across hot, dry northern Nevada rangelands. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP)
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Crews work to protect a home site as they battle a wildfire along Pyramid Highway, Wednesday, July 5, 2017, near Reno, Nev. A day after beating back flames to prevent damage to dozens of rural homes, fire officials on Wednesday advised more residents to evacuate with their animals ahead of one of several blazes sweeping across hot, dry northern Nevada rangelands. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP)
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Tamara Pearce watches as a wildfire rages over a private property in the Palomino Valley, Wednesday, July 5, 2017, near Reno, Nev. A day after beating back flames to prevent damage to dozens of rural homes, fire officials on Wednesday advised more residents to evacuate with their animals ahead of one of several blazes sweeping across hot, dry northern Nevada rangelands. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP)
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A wildfire burns near Breckenridge, Colo., on Wednesday, July 5, 2017. The fire was reported midday Wednesday and is burning in the White River National Forest. (Hugh Carey/Summit Daily News via AP)
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Flames rise above the trees as a wildfire burns near Breckenridge, Colo., on Wednesday, July 5, 2017. The fire was reported midday Wednesday and is burning in the White River National Forest. (Jack Queen/Summit Daily News via AP)
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A wildfire burns near Breckenridge, Colo., on Wednesday, July 5, 2017. The fire was reported midday Wednesday and is burning in the White River National Forest. (Hugh Carey/Summit Daily News via AP)
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A plane drops fire retardant in Breckenridge, Colo., Wednesday, July 5, 2017. A wildfire has scorched about 60 acres (24.3 hectares) and forced residents from their homes near the Colorado mountain town of Breckenridge. (Hugh Carey/Summit Daily News via AP)
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A Fly in the Climate Change Ointment Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2015, file photo, the Yellowstone River flows over the Intake Diversion Dam, a rock structure that captures water for agriculture, northeast of Glendive, Mont., near the North Dakota border. A judge again blocked Wednesday, July 5, 2017, a proposed $59 million irrigation dam because of the potential threat to an ancient fish species in Montana's Yellowstone River. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)
