Environment

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Oregon residents formed steady lines at a BottleDrop recycling redemption center in Portland, Ore., on Saturday, April 1, 2016, the first day the refund rate for empty water bottles, beer bottles and soda cans jumped to 10 cents. Oregon was the first state in the nation to give 5-cent refunds for recycling used water bottles and soda cans more than 45 years ago. Now, in an effort to boost recycling, this eco-trailblazing state is doubling that refund. (AP Photo/Kristena Hansen).”

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Oregon residents formed steady lines at a BottleDrop recycling redemption center in Portland, Ore., on Saturday, April 1, 2016, the first day the refund rate for empty water bottles, beer bottles and soda cans jumped to 10 cents. Oregon was the first state in the nation to give 5-cent refunds for recycling used water bottles and soda cans more than 45 years ago. Now, in an effort to boost recycling, this eco-trailblazing state is doubling that refund. (AP Photo/Kristena Hansen).”

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In this photo taken on Friday, March 31, 2017, a triptych saved from the San Vittorino church in Castelsantangelo sul Nera, central Italy, is displayed at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy. The Uffizi Gallery is showing solidarity with the art-rich, quake-stricken Marche region with an exhibit of treasures saved from a series of earthquakes last year. (AP Photo/Colleen Barry)

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In this photo taken on Friday, March 31, 2017, Uffizi Gallery director Eike Schmidt looks at the painting ‘’The Miracle of San Filippo,’’ depicting the future pope Benedict XIII surviving an earthquake in 1688, at the Uffizi Gallery, in Florence, Italy. The Uffizi Gallery is showing solidarity with the art-rich, quake-stricken Marche region with an exhibit of treasures saved from a series of earthquakes last year. Eike Schmidt said during a walk-through Friday after the first meeting of culture ministers form the Group of Seven industrialized nations that the 29 selected works were from churches, museums and other buildings either damaged or destroyed in powerful quakes last August and October. (AP Photo/Colleen Barry)

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In this photo taken March 29, 2017, rancher L.J. Turner stands near a water well he says has run dry on his spread south of Gillette, Wyoming because of coal mining and coal-bed methane drilling in the area. Many locals say after 500 coal-mine layoffs and the industry's worst year in decades, they're optimistic President Donald Trump's rollback of Obama administration climate and coal regulations will revitalize the industry. Economists and Turner, a rare Democrat in a region that voted overwhelmingly for Trump, are skeptical. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver)

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In this March 29, 2017 photo, a sign in the door of a business in downtown Gillette, Wyoming calls for strength amid hard times in the top coal-producing region in the U.S. Many locals say after 500 coal-mine layoffs and the industry's worst year in decades, they're optimistic President Donald Trump's rollback of Obama administration climate and coal regulations will revitalize the industry. Economists are skeptical. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver)

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In this photo taken March 29, 2017, a parking ticket box in Gillette, Wyoming proclaims Gillette the "Energy Capital of the Nation" because of the area's huge coal mines and substantial oil, natural gas and uranium reserves. Many locals say after 500 coal-mine layoffs and the industry's worst year in decades, they're optimistic President Donald Trump's rollback of Obama administration climate and coal regulations will revitalize the industry. Economists are skeptical. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver)

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Chad Skinner walks back into his Virginia Beach, Va., home following significant damage to the home off of Indian River Road following a tornado warning on Friday, March 31, 2017. The Skinner family was home when winds ripped the side of their house off around 6:30p.m. The National Weather Service will not be able to confirm whether a tornado - or tornadoes - hit Hampton Roads until Saturday. (Kristen Zeis/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

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Significant damage to a home of Chad and Erica Skinner off of Indian River Road in Virginia Beach, Va., following a tornado warning in the Hampton Roads area on Friday, March 31, 2017. The National Weather Service will not be able to confirm whether a tornado - or tornadoes - hit Hampton Roads until Saturday. (Kristen Zeis/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

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Heavy damage to the Real Life Christian Church at 900 Centerville Turnpike N. in Chesapeake, Va., Friday, March 31, 2017. The roof the church heavily damaged when a tornado touched down in areas of Chesapeake and Virginia Beach. (Bill Tiernan/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

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A group of friends from Chesapeake, Va., work to help clear fallen trees on Elbow Road in Virginia Beach, Va., following a suspected tornado that hit the area on Friday, March 31, 2017. The National Weather Service will not be able to confirm whether a tornado - or tornadoes - hit Hampton Roads until Saturday. (Kristen Zeis/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

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Crews work on a section of an overpass that collapsed from a large fire on Interstate 85 in Atlanta, Friday, March 31, 2017. Many commuters in some of Atlanta's densely populated northern suburbs will have to find alternate routes or ride public transit for the foreseeable future after a massive fire caused a bridge on Interstate 85 to collapse Thursday, completely shutting down the heavily traveled highway. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Commuters check wait for buses during the morning commute in Atlanta on Friday, March 31, 2017. Many commuters in some of Atlanta's densely populated northern suburbs will have to find alternate routes or ride public transit for the foreseeable future after a massive fire caused a bridge on Interstate 85 to collapse Thursday, completely shutting down the heavily traveled highway. (AP Photo/Alex Sanz)

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Construction crews work on a section of an overpass that collapsed from a large fire on Interstate 85 in Atlanta, Friday, March 31, 2017. Atlanta's dreadful rush-hour traffic got even worse Friday, the morning after a raging fire underneath Interstate 85 collapsed an elevated portion of the highway and shut down the heavily traveled route through the heart of the city. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Construction crews work on a section of an overpass that collapsed from a large fire on Interstate 85 as the Midtown skyline stands in the background in Atlanta, Friday, March 31, 2017. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Pedestrians try to cross detoured traffic as Piedmont Avenue is closed due to a section of an overpass that collapsed from a large fire on Interstate 85 in Atlanta, Friday, March 31, 2017. Atlanta's dreadful rush-hour traffic got even worse Friday, the morning after a raging fire underneath Interstate 85 collapsed an elevated portion of the highway and shut down the heavily traveled route through the heart of the city. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Pedestrians walk down a closed portion of Piedmont Avenue near an overpass that collapsed from a large fire on Interstate 85 in Atlanta, Friday, March 31, 2017. Atlanta's dreadful rush-hour traffic got even worse Friday, the morning after a raging fire underneath Interstate 85 collapsed an elevated portion of the highway and shut down the heavily traveled route through the heart of the city. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb outlines his legislative priorities as Lt. Gov Suzanne Crouch looks on during a press conference at the governor's residence in Indianapolis, Friday, March 31, 2017. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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