Environment

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FILE - In this 2014 file photo, from left, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks employees Dave Fuller, Chris Wesolek, and Matt Rugg release a pallid sturgeon after taking blood samples from the fish in Montana. A judge on Wednesday, July 5, 2017, blocked a proposed $59 million irrigation dam because of the potential threat to the ancient fish species in the Yellowstone River. (James Woodcock/The Billings Gazette via AP, File)

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This September 2016 photo provided by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, shows diamondback terrapins about a month after they hatched, at the Mandeville, La., home of Rachael and Stephen Creech. The turtles are being returned Thursday, July 6, 2017, to the barrier island where their mother laid the eggs. (Keri Landry/Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries via AP)

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In this Monday, July 3, 2017 photo, Daryl Burlett, Director of Brandon Public Works, explains how the Neshobe River Flooded and washed away a half-mile portion of Newton Road in Rutland, Vt., during the rain on Saturday, July 1. According Burlett, rocks clogged the river up stream, causing it to divert its path across Newton Road. (Robert L. Layman/The Rutland Herald via AP)

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In this Monday, July 3, 2017 photo, the Neshobe River runs along a washed away portion of Newton Road in Rutland, Vt., during heavy rain on Saturday, July 1. According Daryl Burlett, Director of Brandon Public Works, rocks clogged the river up stream, causing it to divert its path across Newton Road. (Robert L. Layman/The Rutland Herald via AP)

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This July 2, 2017 photo shows pecan trees at the corner of Highway 28 and Watson Lane in Mesilla, N.M. New Mexico pecan crop prices set a new record-high in 2016, federal numbers released recently confirmed. (Robin Zielinski/Las Cruces Sun-News via AP)

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This July 2, 2017 photo shows pecan trees at the corner of Highway 28 and Watson Lane in Mesilla, N.M. New Mexico pecan crop prices set a new record-high in 2016, federal numbers released recently confirmed. (Robin Zielinski/Las Cruces Sun-News via AP)

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This July 2, 2017 photo shows pecan trees at the corner of Highway 28 and Watson Lane in Mesilla, N.M. New Mexico pecan crop prices set a new record-high in 2016, federal numbers released recently confirmed. (Robin Zielinski/Las Cruces Sun-News via AP)

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A Volvo XC 90 is shown at the Volvo Cars Showroom in Stockholm, Sweden, Wednesday, July 5, 2017. (Jonas Ekströmer/TT via AP) ** FILE **

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In this June 22, 2017, photo, senior research specialist Kelly Oggenfuss checks for ticks on a chipmunk as part of a research project at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, in Millbrook, N.Y. The institute is conducting a separate study involving tick control methods across nearby neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Michael Hill)

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In this June 22, 2017, photo, senior research specialist Kelly Oggenfuss checks for ticks on a chipmunk as part of a research project at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, in Millbrook, N.Y. The institute is conducting a separate study involving tick control methods across nearby neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Michael Hill)

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Illustration on the Paris climate accord and virtue signaling by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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FILE – This Jan. 17, 2013 file photo shows a natural gas drilling site in the Susquehanna County township of New Milford, Pa. Natural gas producers drilled more than twice as many shale wells in the first half of 2017 compared to the same period last year. One big reason is that natural gas prices have recovered from 20-year lows, nearly doubling since last year. Three counties, Washington, Greene and Susquehanna, account for more than 60 percent of the wells drilled so far this year. ( (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

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FILE – In this Oct. 14, 2011, file photo, a drilling rig is set up to tap gas from the Marcellus Shale gas field, near a barn in the Susquehanna County township of Springville, Pa. Natural gas producers drilled more than twice as many shale wells in the first half of 2017 compared to the same period last year. One big reason is that natural gas prices have recovered from 20-year lows, nearly doubling since last year. Three counties, Washington, Greene and Susquehanna, account for more than 60 percent of the wells drilled so far this year. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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FILE - In this Tuesday, June 13, 2017, file photo, California Gov. Jerry Brown discusses climate change at a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. Brown, lawmakers, business groups and environmentalists are working to reach a deal on extending cap and trade, California’s landmark program aimed at slowing global warming. If a deal is inked, the Legislature can take a vote next Monday, July 10, before Democratic Assemblymen Jimmy Gomez heads to Congress on July 11 and takes a reliable vote for cap-and-trade with him. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

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In this photo supplied by World Wildlife Fund and taken Aug, 2016, Stiegler's Gorge is shown in Tanzania's Selous wildlife reserve, which is described by the United Nations as one of Africa's biggest remaining wilderness areas. The Tanzanian government wants to build a hydropower dam in the gorge; conservationists say the project could cause serious damage to the protected area and jeopardize the livelihoods of people who rely on fishing there. (Greg Armfield, WWF).

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In this photo supplied by World Wildlife Fund and taken Aug, 2016 an elephant is shown in Tanzania's Selous wildlife reserve, which is described by the United Nations as one of Africa's biggest remaining wilderness areas.(Greg Armfield for WWF via AP).

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FILE - In this April 6, 2017 file photo, South, wearing white uniforms, and North Korean players pose with IIHF officials after their IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Division II Group A game in Gangneung, South Korea. Seven months ahead of the Pyeongchang Olympics, many in South Korea, including new liberal President Moon Jae-in, hope to use the Games as a venue to promote peace with rival North Korea. To do so, the North’s participation is essential, but an ongoing nuclear tension and a lack of winter sports athletes in North Korea could ruin the attempts at reconciliation. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

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FILE - In this April 6, 2017 file photo, South Korea's Lee Eun-ji, bottom right, scores a goal as North Korea's Kim Kum Bok, bottom second right, tries to block the puck during their IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Division II Group A game in Gangneung, South Korea. Seven months ahead of the Pyeongchang Olympics, many in South Korea, including new liberal President Moon Jae-in, hope to use the Games as a venue to promote peace with rival North Korea. To do so, the North’s participation is essential, but an ongoing nuclear tension and a lack of winter sports athletes in North Korea could ruin the attempts at reconciliation. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

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Alaska U.S. Rep. Don Young, seated left, laughs during remarks made by Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott, standing at podium, during a ceremony to unveil a statue of William Seward on Monday, July 3, 2017, in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)