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President Donald Trump shakes hands with EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt after speaking about the U.S. role in the Paris climate change accord in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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In this aerial photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, a female loggerhead sea turtle swims in an oceanside residential pool Monday, June 19, 2017, in Islamorada, Fla. Officials from the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission rescued the adult reptile, examined and released it back in the Atlantic Ocean. Officials believe that the turtle came up to the beach to lay eggs, but became disoriented and accidentally made its way to the pool. (Bob Care/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP)
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In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, officials from the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission rescue an adult female loggerhead sea turtle from an oceanside residential pool Monday, June 19, 2017, in Islamorada, Fla. Officials believe that the turtle came up to the beach to lay eggs, but became disoriented and accidentally made its way to the pool. After an examination, the turtle was released back in the Atlantic Ocean. (Bob Care/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP)
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Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 members gather at the Prince George's County Council meeting before presenting a "Fund It, Fix It and Make It Fair" Metro proposal. (Sarah Nelson/The Washington Times) **FILE**
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In this June 18, 2017, photo, helicopter crews put out hot spots as night falls in Utah. Firefighters in Utah were battling a wildfire Monday that shut down a highway and forced hundreds of people to flee a ski town as crews in New Mexico mop up another blaze amid scorching heat in the Southwest U.S. (Leah Hogsten/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
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Firefighting crews get ready to roll out for the day on the fire line, Monday, June 19, 2017, to put out a wildfire burning north of the southern Utah ski town of Brian Head, Utah. Utah firefighters were battling a wildfire Monday that shut down a highway and forced hundreds of people to flee a ski town as crews in New Mexico mop up another blaze amid scorching heat in the Southwest U.S. (Leah Hogsten/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
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A sign pointing the way to a sand loading site at the Superior Silica Sands sand mine is shown on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, in Kosse, Texas. Demand for sand is surging as oil and gas production in the Permian Basin is booming again. Not only is the need for more sand on the rise with the increase in oil and gas production in west Texas, but much more sand is being pumed into each well now withi the emerging thesis that more sand equals more oil extracted. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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In this photo taken Sept. 16, 2016, a sign prohibiting oilfield traffic along County Road 320 is posted next to a canal full of water from the natural spring at Balmorhea State Park in Balmorhea, Texas. A new study by a nonprofit science organization says oil and gas drilling in Texas is linked to pollution and earthquakes. (Michael Ciaglo/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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This Monday, June 19, 2017 photo provided by the Wyoming Department of Transportation shows water from the flooded Wind River in Fremont County flowing over Highway U.S. 26 in Kinnear, Wyo. The highway was closed to traffic in both directions. Several small state highways nearby were also closed because of the high water. Rain over the weekend caused flooding along rivers and streams already running high from mountain snowmelt. (Wyoming Department of Transportation)
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FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2015 file photo, fish swim over a patch of bleached coral in Hawaii's Kaneohe Bay off the island of Oahu. American scientists announced Monday, June 19, 2017, that a record global coral reef bleaching event has finally ended after three deadly years.About three-quarters of the world’s delicate coral reefs were damaged or killed by hot water in what scientists say was the largest coral catastrophe in severity, time and amount of area affected. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)
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A jogger runs across the Sterling Highway from the Bird Creek access point, near a trail head that's closed on Monday, June 19, 2017, after a fatal bear mauling at Bird Ridge Trail in Anchorage, Alaska. Authorities say a black bear killed a 16-year-old runner while he was competing in an Alaska race on Sunday. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
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This artist rendering provided by NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle, taken in 2015, depicts one possible appearance of the planet Kepler-452b, the first near-Earth-size world to be found in the habitable zone of a star that is similar to our sun. NASA says its planet-hunting telescope has found 10 new planets outside our solar system that are likely the right size and temperature to potentially have life on them. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle via AP)
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FILE - In this Thursday, April 27, 2017, file photo, people walk past an Amazon Go store, currently open only to Amazon employees, in Seattle. Amazon Go shops are convenience stores that don't use cashiers or checkout lines, but use a tracking system that of sensors, algorithms, and cameras to determine what a customer has bought. Amazon says the company has no plans to use such sensors to automate the cashier jobs at Whole Foods, which Amazon is acquiring. Still, it’s the kind of technology that could help cut costs down the road, and that others may look to as well. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
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In this image made available by the Spanish Airforce on Sunday June 18, 2017, a Spanish firefighting plane flies over the fires in Pedrogao Grande, Portugal. More than 2,000 firefighters in Portugal battled Monday to contain major wildfires in the central region of the country, where one blaze killed 62 people, while authorities came under mounting criticism for not doing more to prevent the tragedy. (Spanish Airforce via AP)
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British citizen Daniel Starling walks among the debris of his burnt house in the village of Figueira, near Pedrogao Grande, central Portugal, Monday, June 19 2017. Raging forest fires in central Portugal killed tens of people, many of them trapped in their cars as flames swept over roads Saturday evening. (AP Photo/Armando Franca),
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Burnt houses stand on a hill in the village of Figueira, near Pedrogao Grande, central Portugal, Monday, June 19 2017. More than 2,000 firefighters in Portugal battled Monday to contain major wildfires in the central region of the country, where one blaze killed 62 people, while authorities came under mounting criticism for not doing more to prevent the tragedy. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
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A burnt car lies where it went off the road in the village of Nodeirinho, near Pedrogao Grande, central Portugal, Monday, June 19 2017. At least 11 people were killed in the village Saturday when it was swept by a forest fire. Raging forest fires in central Portugal killed at least 62 people, many of them trapped in their cars as flames swept over roads Saturday evening. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
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A burnt truck next to a gate in the village of Pobrais, near Pedrogao Grande, central Portugal, Monday, June 19 2017. More than 2,000 firefighters in Portugal battled Monday to contain major wildfires in the central region of the country, where one blaze killed 62 people, while authorities came under mounting criticism for not doing more to prevent the tragedy. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
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Rabbi David Rosen speaks during the Interfaith Rainforest Initiative in Oslo, Norway, Monday June 19, 2017. Religious and indigenous leaders worldwide are calling for an end to deforestation in an international multi-faith, multi-cultural plea to reduce the emissions that fuel climate change, which is killing tropical rainforests.(Lise Aserud/NTB Scanpix via AP)
