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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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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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FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2017 file photo, Carlos Alvarado holds up a sign outside of the Clark County government center in Las Vegas. State lawmakers are considering another law to create a buffer around national parks and conservation areas like one found unconstitutional after it blocked a prominent developer's plan to build thousands of homes on hilltop property within eyesight of the scenic Red Rock National Conservation Area outside Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
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FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2017 file photo, people watch a monitor showing a meeting of Clark County commissioners at the Clark County government center in Las Vegas. State lawmakers are considering another law to create a buffer around national parks and conservation areas like one found unconstitutional after it blocked a prominent developer's plan to build thousands of homes on hilltop property within eyesight of the scenic Red Rock National Conservation Area outside Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
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In this March 7, 2017 photo, Jimmy Lee, left, owner of Oak Valley Hardwoods, tours the facility, with his plant manager Jonah "Jody" Brown in in Robbinsville, N.C. Brown worked at the facility when it was the Stanley Furniture plant. (Angeli Wright/The Asheville Citizen-Times via AP)
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FILE - In this April 22, 2015 file photo, a male sage grouse struts in the early morning hours outside Baggs, Wyo. Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter is appealing the dismissal of his sage grouse lawsuit against the federal government. Otter sued in September 2015 after federal officials opted not to list sage grouse under the Endangered Species Act but announced federal land-use restrictions. (Dan Cepeda/The Casper Star-Tribune via AP, File)
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FILE - In this July 31, 2015 file photo, Michael Swadberg turns in bottles at a Bottledrop Oregon Redemption Center in Gresham, Ore. 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/Don Ryan, File)
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FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2015 file photo, people enjoy a day along the shore of Lake Champlain at North Beach, in Burlington, Vt. The state is working to reduce the amount of phosphorous pollution that flows into the lake from Vermont. A wide swath of Vermont environmentalists, from rural water treatment workers to statewide watershed protection groups, say they are looking at their budgets and making contingency plans to prepare for deep proposed federal cuts to programs they rely on. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring, File)
