Environment

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The Department of the Interior announced on Wednesday, June 13, 2012, that it will not declare the dunes sagebrush lizard an endangered species. Officials said voluntary efforts by New Mexico and Texas have headed off the need for the federal government to step in. (AP Photo/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

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United States Clint Dempsey celebrates after scoring against Guatemala during a 2014 World Cup qualifying match in Guatemala City on Tuesday, June 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

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Tiger Woods is coming off a win in the Memorial, his second PGA Tour victory of the season. (Associated Press)

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A Predator B unmanned aircraft lands after a mission in Texas in November. U.S. Customs and Border Protection uses the unmanned aircraft outfitted with powerful infrared cameras and sensitive radar to patrol U.S. borders. (Associated Press)

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For generations, the Awa lived far away from the rest of humanity, following the seasons' rhythms in the lush Brazilian Amazon rainforest. Watchdog groups say conflict is inevitable as government-backed projects such as hydroelectric dams and roads bring thousands of settlers to remote areas, weakening tribes' hold on their lands. (Associated Press)

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The Brazilian government officially recognized the Awa reserve – some 455 square miles in Maranhao, the country's poorest state – in 2005, but incursions by outsiders continue, including people with guns.

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Professional test driver Dave McMillan demonstrates the dashboard warning signal in a Buick Lacrosse at an automobile test area. The display at a recent transportation conference was a peek into the future of automotive safety: cars that talk to each other and warn drivers of impending collisions. (Associated Press)

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Larry Hagman (left) and Patrick Duffy reprise their roles as oil barons J.R. and Bobby Ewing, respectively, on TNT's relaunch of the show "Dallas." This chapter keeps up with the times by working environmental issues into the plot. (TNT via Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Kenyan Internal Security Minister George Saitoti is seen during a state function in Nairobi, Kenya, in November 2005. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)

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Debris is strewn June 6, 2012, across the shore of Montague Island near Seward, Alaska. More than a year after a tsunami devastated Japan, killing thousands of people and washing millions of tons of debris into the Pacific Ocean, neither the U.S. government nor some West Coast states have a clear plan for how to clean up the rubble that floats to American shores. (Associated Press/Chris Pallister)

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The Napa Valley resort, Auberge du Soleil, with La Plage below, is seen in early evening in Rutherford, Calif. (Auberge du Soleil via Associated Press)