Environment

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Weeds grow along a section of Proctor Creek that flows through an old welding plant in Atlanta, Thursday, April 13, 2017. Growing up, Mark Teixeira loved playing at a park near his home. Now, he's trying to bring those same opportunities to an impoverished area in his second home. Hopefully the retired baseball star will lead others to become eco-athletes, lending their considerable influence and financial power to one of the world's most pressing issues: preserving the environment. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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A section of Proctor Creek flows through an old welding plant in Atlanta, Thursday, April 13, 2017. Growing up, Mark Teixeira loved playing at a park near his home. Now, he's trying to bring those same opportunities to an impoverished area in his second home. Hopefully the retired baseball star will lead others to become eco-athletes, lending their considerable influence and financial power to one of the world's most pressing issues: preserving the environment. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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FILE - In this July 12, 2016, file photo, fire damage is viewed from a Colorado National Guard Blackhawk helicopter after four days battling the blaze, outside Nederland, Colo. Colorado wildland firefighters expect an average to below-average fire season in Colorado this year. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

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In this Monday, April 3, 2017 photo, Cristina Herrera, left, and David Haller, right, grab soil as they prepare to plant vegetables, herbs and flowers at the community garden at the YWCA in Corpus Christi, Texas. (Gabe Hernandez /Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)

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In this Monday, April 3, 2017 photo, herbal plants are prepared to be planted at the community garden at the YWCA in Corpus Christi, Texas. (Gabe Hernandez /Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)

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In this Monday, April 3, 2017 photo, Yolanda Prado views different herbal plants that were planted at the community garden at the YWCA in Corpus Christi, Texas. (Gabe Hernandez /Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)

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FILE - In this April 11, 2017 file photo, U.S. Marine soldiers patrol during the U.S.-South Korea joint Exercise Operation Pacific Reach in Pohang, South Korea. The Trump administration has settled on its North Korea strategy after a two-month review: “Maximum pressure and engagement.” (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

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Former Marine Sgt. Hisashi Pompey, left, is asking for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's help as he reports to prison next week to serve a 3-year sentence for carrying an un-licensed handgun in the state six years ago. (WUSA 9)

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Carol Christensen, formerly Ferges, poses for a photo at El Dorado Beach in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., on Monday, April 3, 2017. Christensen, once a stunt double and acrobat, has become a fixture in South Lake Tahoe because of her mini-trampoline jumping and blowing of kisses to cars along Lake Tahoe Boulevard. (Claire Cudahy/Tahoe Daily Tribune via AP)

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In this Wednesday March 8, 2017, photo, scientists for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources at University of Utah and Westminster College visit an Island in the northwest corner of the Great Salt Lake in Utah, to install cameras designed to help them observe how low lake levels affect the pelican population. (Al Hartmann/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)

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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS - In this Wednesday March 8, 2017, photo, atmospheric scientists Alex Jacques, left, and Luke Leclair of the University of Utah set up a solar-powered time-lapse camera above Lambourne Bay on the east side of Gunnison Island in the northwest corner of the Great Salt Lake in Utah, to install cameras designed to help them observe how low lake levels affect the pelican population. (Al Hartmann/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)

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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS - This Wednesday March 8, 2017, photo shows Gunnison Island in the northwest corner of the Great Salt Lake in Utah, where Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, in partner ship with Westminster College scientists, conduct research to determine the impact of low lake levels on the pelicans that nest there. (Al Hartmann/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)

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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS - In this Wednesday March 8, 2017, photo, atmospheric scientists Alex Jacques, left, and research associate Luke Leclair of the University of Utah set up a solar-powered time-lapse camera above Lambourne Bay on the east side of Gunnison Island at the Great Salt Lake in Utah. Officials with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, in partnership with academic researchers, ventured onto the irregularly shaped mile-long island in March to install cameras in various locations, to not only observe American white pelicans without disturbing them, but to surveil for coyotes and foxes. (Al Hartmann/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)

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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS - In this Wednesday March 8, 2017, photo, one of the scientists from the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, University of Utah and Westminster College visits Gunnison Island at the Great Salt Lake in Utah. Officials with the Wildlife Resources, in partnership with academic researchers, ventured onto the irregularly shaped mile-long island in March to install cameras in various locations, to not only observe the pelicans without disturbing them, but to surveil for coyotes and foxes. (Al Hartmann/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)

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FILE - In this April 6, 2017, file photo, crews work near the Oroville Dam spillway in Oroville, Calif. With stormy weather approaching, California plans to resume releasing water down the damaged spillway at the nation's tallest dam. (Dan Reidel/The Chico Enterprise-Record via AP, File)

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In this image made from a video provided by WSB-TV authorities respond after reports of a shooting at the West Lake station Thursday, April 13, 2017, in Atlanta. Authorities say several people were shot at the Atlanta public transit station. (WSB-TV via AP)

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Bureau of Reclamation hydrologist Ed Kandl discusses water supplies and management plans along the Rio Grande this year during a meeting in Albuquerque, N.M., Thursday, April 13, 2017. Kandl said this marks the best year since 2008 in terms of water availability from above-average snowpack in the mountains that feed the Rio Chama and the Rio Grande. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)