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In this 2014 photo provided by the University of New Hampshire, doctoral student Ryan Stephens finds a truffle in the Bartlett Experimental Forest in the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire. Researchers at the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station at UNH identified and described five new truffle species that while not the type prized by the culinary world, are important to forest health. (University of New Hampshire via AP)
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Unmanned Falcon 9 rocket lifts off Monday, May 1, 2017, at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It hoisted a classified satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office. (SpaceX via AP)
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In this Feb. 14, 2017 photo provided by the Center for Coastal Studies, a pair of right whales feed just below the surface of Cape Cod Bay off shore from Provincetown, Mass. Charles "Stormy" Mayo, director of right whale ecology at center in Provincetown, said ominous signs suggest the global population of 500 animals is slowly declining. (Center for Coastal Studies via AP)
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Thousands of people demonstrate against President Trump's environmental policies as he considers whether to leave the Paris climate accord. (Associated Press/File)
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Demonstrators wearing papier-mch heads representing President Donald Trump and the planet Earth, walk along Pennsylvania Ave., in front of the White House in Washington, during a demonstration and march, Saturday, April 29, 2017. Thousands of people gather across the country to march in protest of President Donald Trump's environmental policies, which have included rolling back restrictions on mining, oil drilling and greenhouse gas emissions at coal-fired power plants. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Ambulances and emergency vehicles line up at Canton High School after a tornado ripped through the city of Canton, in Texas, on Saturday, April 29, 2017. Powerful storms swept through Canton early Saturday evening, leaving behind a trail of overturned vehicles, mangled trees and damaged homes. (Ashley Landis/The Dallas Morning News)/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
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Debris lies on the ground Sunday April 30, 2017, in Canton, Texas. Severe storms including tornadoes swept through several small towns in East Texas, killing several and leaving a trail of overturned vehicles, mangled trees and damaged homes, authorities said Sunday. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP)
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Debris lies on the ground in Canton, Texas on Sunday, April 30, 2017. Severe storms including tornadoes swept through several small towns in East Texas, killing several people, and leaving a trail of overturned vehicles, mangled trees and damaged homes, authorities said Sunday. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP)
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Fallen trees and debris cover the ground Sunday, April 30, 2017, in Canton, Texas. Deadly severe storms including tornadoes swept through several small towns in East Texas, leaving a trail of overturned vehicles, mangled trees and damaged homes, authorities said Sunday. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP)
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Stephanie Quezada looks at the damage to the second floor of her father's church, Primera Iglesia Bautista, in Canton, Texas, Sunday, April 30, 2017. Severe storms including tornadoes swept through several small towns in East Texas, killing several and leaving a trail of overturned vehicles, mangled trees and damaged homes, authorities said Sunday. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP)
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Kyle Allen walks his parents' property in Canton, Texas on Sunday, April 30, 2017, looking for personal items. Severe storms including tornadoes swept through several small towns in East Texas, killing several people, and leaving a trail of overturned vehicles, mangled trees and damaged homes, authorities said Sunday. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP)
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In this undated photo two people ride horses along power lines owned by the Vermont Electric Power Company where they run through wildlife areas in Ferdinand, VT. National Grid has proposed construction of new electric transmission lines alongside these existing lines that would carry Canadian power through northeastern Vermont to southern New England reopening the long-settled conservation easements governing the use of the land the new lines would traverse. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring)
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This July 2015 photo provided by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources shows a pair of North American river otters along a Lake Superior tributary in northern Wisconsin. North Dakota's Game and Fish Department this summer will propose an otter trapping season. If Gov. Doug Burgum approves, North Dakota will become the 34th state to allow the killing of otters. Preservation groups worry the expansion of otter trapping in the U.S. and Canada in recent decades isn't sustainable. (Nathan Roberts/Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources via AP)
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A car is part of the tornado debris field that was piled up on State Highway 80 in Fruitvale, Texas, late Saturday, April 29, 2017. Fruitvale is north of Canton. The storms left behind a trail of overturned vehicles, mangled trees and damaged homes in and around Canton, which is about 50 miles (80 kilometers) east of Dallas. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
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Ernestine Cook of Canton, Texas, points out the damage to spotter Michael Search of Henderson, Texas, as they inspect the damage done to the I-20 Dodge dealership after a tornado hit Canton, Texas, Saturday, April 29, 2017. Cars and trucks were piled high and the service area was destroyed. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
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A storm spotter inspects the damage done to the I-20 Dodge dealership after a tornado hit Canton, Texas, Saturday, April 29, 2017. Cars and trucks were piled high and the service area was destroyed. The National Weather Service says at least one tornado hit Canton, while tornadoes also were reported in surrounding areas.(Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
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Cars and trucks are damaged as the walls blew out of the I-20 Dodge dealership after a tornado hit near Canton, Texas, Saturday, April 29, 2017. The National Weather Service says at least one tornado hit Canton, while tornadoes also were reported in surrounding areas. Powerful storms swept through Canton early Saturday evening, leaving behind a trail of overturned vehicles, mangled trees and damaged homes. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
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Ernestine Cook of Canton inspects the damage done to the I-20 Dodge dealership after a tornado hit Canton, Texas, Saturday, April 29, 2017. Cars and trucks were piled high and the service area was destroyed. Authorities say fatalities have been reported and dozens of people were taken to hospitals after a tornado hit the small city in East Texas. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
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The Finley River rises as rains continue on Saturday, April 29, 2017, in Springfield, Mo. Missouri Governor Eric Greitens has declared a state of emergency because of flooding across southern Missouri. (Nathan Papes/The Springfield News-Leader via AP)
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Water from the James River hits the bottom of the Kinser Bridge on Farm Road 164 on Saturday, April 29, 2017, in Springfield, Mo. Missouri Governor Eric Greitens has declared a state of emergency because of flooding across southern Missouri. (Nathan Papes/The Springfield News-Leader via AP)
