Environment

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian army soldiers stand guard at a scene of two explosions in the central district of Marjeh, Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, June 11, 2013. State TV said the blasts were caused by suicide bombers, while activists said they were bombs planted there in advance. (AP Photo/SANA)

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**FILE** Citizens gather at a rally against federal legislation on climate change in Greeley, Colo., on Aug. 25, 2009. A billboard covered with signatures and topped with the words "Shame on you!" stood at the entrance of the event, organized by the American Petroleum Institute. The confluence of different interests has made Weld County a frequent stop for members of Congress interested in how the legislation is playing outside of Washington. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Valley Meat Co. owner Rick De Los Santos stands April 15, 2013, in a corral area outside the former cattle slaughterhouse he has converted to a horse slaughter facility in Roswell, N.M. The plant — which has been waiting more than a year for federal approval of its operations — has become ground zero for an emotional, national debate over a return to domestic horse slaughter. (Associated Press)

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Environmental activist Erin Brockovich is pictured in her home in Agoura Hills, Calif., in 2000. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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Customers line up Sunday to buy plants, flowers, pots and other "survivors" at a Frager's Hardware pop-up store at Eastern Market. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Lt. Gen. Qi Jianguo, deputy chief of staff for the Chinese army, delivered an about-face to an international conference claiming China recognizes that the Ryukyu island chain belongs to Japan after all. (Associated Press)

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Scaffolding rises to the top of the Washington Monument in Washington, Thursday, May 2, 2013, so craftsmen can make repairs to the 555-foot marble obelisk that was damaged in the August 2011 earthquake. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Through a barbed wire fence,the Washington National Cathedral shows signs of construction repairs in the months following the earthquake which damaged the landmark, in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, February 22, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)