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Zachary Henderson, 20, of Farifield Township, Pa., moves two large boxes of electronic waste via forklift, at Westmoreland Cleanways and Recycling, in Unity, on Friday, March 24, 2017. Under the state's recycling law, Act 101 of 1988, municipalities with fewer than 5,000 residents are not required to provide at-home, curb-side pickup of recyclables.As a result, only 18 percent of the state's more than 2,500 municipalities are mandated to provide recycling, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection. (Dan Speicher/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review via AP)
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A sea of electronic waste, consisting mostly of televisions, microwaves, and computers, stacked over six feet high, cover the landscape at Westmoreland Cleanways and Recycling, in Unity, Pa., on Friday, March 24, 2017. Under the state's recycling law, Act 101 of 1988, municipalities with fewer than 5,000 residents are not required to provide at-home, curb-side pickup of recyclables. As a result, only 18 percent of the state's more than 2,500 municipalities are mandated to provide recycling, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection. (Dan Speicher/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review via AP)
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Rob Hebenthal, 21, of Latrobe, Pa., unloads an old computer from a clients car, at Westmoreland Cleanways and Recycling, in Unity, on Friday, March 24, 2017. Under the state's recycling law, Act 101 of 1988, municipalities with fewer than 5,000 residents are not required to provide at-home, curb-side pickup of recyclables. As a result, only 18 percent of the state's more than 2,500 municipalities are mandated to provide recycling, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection. (Dan Speicher/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review via AP)
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Material sorters work at TC Recycling in Mars, Pa., on Monday, March 13, 2017. (Sidney Davis/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review via AP) ** FILE **
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FILE - This Aug.18, 2016, file photo, shows the remains of an oil-extraction operation in Banning Ranch, on what is believed to be the biggest piece of privately-owned vacant land on Southern California's coast in Newport Beach, Calif. California's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, March 30, 2017, that an upscale coastal city failed to adequately consider the environmental impacts of a plan to build homes on a large swath of land overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The court found that the city of Newport Beach should have considered environmentally sensitive habitat areas when drafting a review of a hotly-contested proposal to develop the 401-acre parcel known as Banning Ranch. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)
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FILE - This Aug. 18, 2016, file photo shows Banning Ranch, including what remains of an oil-extraction operation, on what is believed to be the biggest piece of privately-owned vacant land on Southern California's coast in Newport Beach, Calif. California's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, March 30, 2017, that an upscale coastal city failed to adequately consider the environmental impacts of a plan to build homes on a large swath of land overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The court found that the city of Newport Beach should have considered environmentally sensitive habitat areas when drafting a review of a hotly-contested proposal to develop the 401-acre parcel known as Banning Ranch. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)
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FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2014 file photo, divers swim with dozens of West Indian Manatees as the animals congregate around a freshwater spring at the Three Sisters Springs on the Crystal River north of Tampa, Fla. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says the West Indian manatee is now considered “threatened,” not “endangered,” but it also says the gentle giant could be in danger of extinction in the future without continued protections. The agency said in a news release Thursday, March 30, 2017, that challenges remain to ensuring the species’ long-term future, even though the manatee population has increased over the years. (Matthew Beck /The Citris County Chronicle via AP, File)
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In this March 5, 2017 photo, visiting social scientist Melissa Haeffner speaks about global warming and her December trip to Antarctica, at O'Fallon Township High School Milburn campus in O'Fallon, Ill. Haeffner was one of 76 female scientists on the inaugural Homeward Bound expedition to Antarctica, where the women learned leadership skills and how to improve communication among their various fields. Organizers chose Antarctica because of the continent's importance in measuring climate change (Steve Nagy /Belleville News-Democrat, via AP)
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In this March 16, 2017 photo, a potato plant grows inside a Mars simulator in Lima, Peru. “It’s a ‘super potato’ that resists very high carbon dioxide conditions and temperatures that get to freezing,” said Julio Valdivia, an astrobiologist with Peru’s University of Engineering and Technology. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
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In this March 16, 2017 photo, a potato plant grows inside a Mars simulator in Lima, Peru. The simulator mimicks the harsh conditions found on Mars. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
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In this March 16, 2017 photo, Peruvian scientist David Ramirez points to a potato plant in a simulator akin to a Mars' conditions, in Lima Peru. Sprouting from dry Peruvian desert soil, hope for one day growing food on Mars is emerging in the form of a potato plant. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
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Residents of the District of Columbia's Ward 8 say that missing and runaway children have long been a problem in the poor area, but largely ignored before social media. (Associated Press)
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Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper discusses the state's efforts to clean up air pollution during a news conference at the state Capitol Wednesday, March 29, 2017, in Denver. Hickenlooper said the state will continue to push for affordable clean energy despite President Donald Trump's order eliminating many restrictions on fossil fuels production. (AP Photo/Dan Elliott)
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FILE - In this March 17, 2017 file photo, Canyon Mansfield, 14, holds the collar of his dog, Casey, who was killed March 16 by a cyanide-ejecting device placed on public land near his Pocatello, Idaho, home, by federal workers to kill coyotes. Environmental groups have petitioned the U.S. Agriculture Department to ban its use of the device, known as an M-44, after one went off near Canyon and his dog earlier this month, injuring him and killing the dog. The petition filed late Tuesday, March 28, 2017 by the Western Watersheds Project and other groups starts a formal process to prevent the department from using the devices across Idaho and mandate existing device removal. (Jordon Beesley/Idaho State Journal via AP, File)
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National Weather Service hydrologist Royce Fontenot poses for a photograph after discussing soil moisture levels, high temperatures and a lack of rain as reasons for flash drought during an interview in his office in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. A quick uptick in temperatures and no precipitation combined for a flash drought over part of New Mexico in March. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
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National Weather Service hydrologist Royce Fontenot poses for a photograph after discussing soil moisture levels, high temperatures and a lack of rain as reasons for flash drought during an interview in his office in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. A quick uptick in temperatures and no precipitation combined for a flash drought over part of New Mexico in March. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
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This photo taken March 23, 2017, shows sustained 43 mile per hour winds with 58 mile per hour gusts picked up dust obscuring both the Organ Mountains and A Mountain from view at the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces, N.M. Not unlike a flash mob gathering in a public place to briefly capture the attention of unsuspecting passers-by, the ingredients in this case — warm temperatures and a lack of rain — came together quickly in New Mexico. It’s called a flash drought. (Josh Bachman /The Las Cruces Sun-News via AP)
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This photo taken March 23, 2017, shows sustained 43 mile per hour winds with 58 mile per hour gusts picked up dust obscuring both the Organ Mountains and A Mountain from view at the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces, N.M. Not unlike a flash mob gathering in a public place to briefly capture the attention of unsuspecting passers-by, the ingredients in this case — warm temperatures and a lack of rain — came together quickly in New Mexico. It’s called a flash drought. (Josh Bachman /The Las Cruces Sun-News via AP)
