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Republican Gov. Larry Hogan, second from right, is expected to sign Maryland's statewide ban on fracking. Maryland would be the third state to have a ban on the process and would join New York and Vermont. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)

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Republican Gov. Larry Hogan, second from right, announces plans to support a ban on hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in Maryland during a news conference in Annapolis, Md., Friday, March 17, 2017, giving a boost to legislation to ban the practice. From left to right, are: Del. Robert Flanagan, R-Howard; Sen. Robert Zirkin, D-Baltimore County; Hogan and Sen. Bryan Simonaire, R-Anne Arundel. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)

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This undated photo provided by NOAA Fisheries captured on a remote camera stationed at Cape Wrangell on Attu Island, Alaska, which is the farthest western point of the United States, shows Stellar sea lions. The NOAA Fisheries scientists are using crowdsourcing volunteers to help study why the population of sea lions in the Aleutian Islands has not recovered. Volunteers are reviewing thousands of photos to determine whether they show any sea lions. (NOAA Fisheries via AP)

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This 2016 photo provided by NOAA Fisheries, shows a harem of Stellar sea lions with one large male, several females and their pups on Gillon Point at Agattu Island, Alaska. The NOAA Fisheries scientists are using crowdsourcing volunteers to help study why the population of sea lions in the Aleutian Islands has not recovered. Volunteers are reviewing thousands of photos to determine whether they show any sea lions. (Katie Sweeney/NOAA Fisheries via AP)

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ADVANCE FOR MONDAY, MARCH 20, 2017 - In this March 8, 2017 photo, Stuart Lane takes a soil sample to test for ph and available nutrients in one of his fields in Caroline County, Va. Lane uses cover crops such as rye and crimson clover to add nutrients to the soil before planting soybean crops. (Suzanne Carr Rossi/The Free Lance-Star via AP)

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ADVANCE FOR MONDAY, MARCH 20, 2017 - In this March 8, 2017 photo, Caroline County farmer Stuart Lane's field is marred by erosion, in Va. Lane wants to smooth out the land, plant cover crops to repair the land and grow corn. (Suzanne Carr Rossi/The Free Lance-Star via AP)

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ADVANCE FOR MONDAY, MARCH 20, 2017 - In this March 8, 2017 photo, Stuart Lane, left, and his wife Kathy Lane stand in one of their Caroline County fields in Va. Lane uses cover crops such as rye and crimson clover to add nutrients to the soil before planting soybean crops. Caroline County is second among the state's top grain-producing counties for both corn and soybeans. (Suzanne Carr Rossi/The Free Lance-Star via AP)

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FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2011, file photo, the Unit 4 reactor building of the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power station is seen through a bus window in Okuma, Japan. Research scientist John Smith, who works for Canada’s fisheries and oceans department, told The Associated Press on March 17, 2017, that “crazy low levels” of cesium from Fukushima found in a Canadian salmon are no cause for alarm. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder, Pool, File)

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FILE - This March 13, 2014, file photo, provided by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife shows a female wolf from the Minam pack outside La Grande, Ore., after it was fitted with a tracking collar. The population of wolves in Washington state grew by 28 percent last year, with at least two new packs, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife said Friday, March 17, 2017.(Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife via AP, File)

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FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2012 file photo, the snow-covered peak of Mount Washington soars above fall foliage, as viewed from Jefferson, N.H. A growing list of environmental and recreational groups are coming out against plans to build an upscale hotel a mile from the mountain's summit. They argue the hotel will hurt the viewing experience and damage the fragile Alpine environment. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)

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This undated image provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, shows a billboard the Corps will post as part of a new recruitment advertisement campaign, meant to draw millennials by showing Marines as not only strong warriors but good citizens. "Battles Won" is the name of the campaign that includes TV ads and online clips of Marines unloading "Toys for Tots" boxes and real video of a Marine veteran tackling an armed robber. The military's smallest branch is also considering replacing its iconic slogan, "The Few. The Proud. The Marines." (U.S. Marine Corps via AP)

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This undated image provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, shows a billboard that the Corps will post as part of a new recruitment advertisement campaign, meant to draw millennials by showing Marines as not only strong warriors but good citizens. "Battles Won" is the name of the campaign that includes TV ads and online clips of Marines unloading "Toys for Tots" boxes and real footage of a Marine veteran intercepting a robbery. The military's smallest branch is also considering replacing its iconic slogan, "The Few. The Proud. The Marines." (U.S. Marine Corps via AP)

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This undated image provided by the U.S. Marine Corps shows a billboard that the Corps will post as part of a new recruitment advertisement campaign, meant to draw millennials by showing Marines as not only strong warriors but good citizens. "Battles Won" is the name of the campaign that includes TV ads and online clips of Marines unloading "Toys for Tots" boxes and real video of a Marine veteran tackling an armed robber. The military's smallest branch is also considering replacing its iconic slogan, "The Few. The Proud. The Marines." (U.S. Marine Corps via AP)

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Minnesota Wild's Mikael Granlund (64), of Finland, shoots and scores against Carolina Hurricanes goalie Eddie Lack (31), of Sweden, as Hurricanes' Noah Hanifin (5) defends during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, March 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

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Carolina Hurricanes' Derek Ryan (33) and Minnesota Wild's Erik Haula (56), of Finland, struggle for possession of the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, March 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

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In this undated photo provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, an endangered Hawaiian monk seal known as RB18 lies on the shore of Hawaii's Big Island. The monk seal has died after wandering into a net pen and becoming trapped at a fish farm that was partially funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Hawaii. Officials with NOAA said Thursday, March 16, 2017, the death of the 10-year-old monk seal happened at Blue Ocean Mariculture. (Julie Steelman/NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service via AP)

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In this undated photo provided by NOAA, an endangered Hawaiian monk seal known as RB18 lies on the shore of Hawaii's Big Island. The monk seal has died after wandering into a net pen and becoming trapped at a fish farm that was partially funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Hawaii. Officials with NOAA said Thursday, March 16, 2017, the death of the 10-year-old monk seal happened at Blue Ocean Mariculture, the same fish farm that NOAA's National Marine Fishery Service has been using for research in conjunction with a plan to expand aquaculture into federal waters around the Pacific. (Julie Steelman/NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service via AP)

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Conservation police search Silver Lake in Highland, Ill., on Thursday, March 16, 2017, after a car with an infant was pulled from the lake earlier in the morning. (Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

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FILE - This May 1, 2015 aerial file photo shows the exposed lake bed of the Salton Sea evaporating near Niland, Calif. California officials have proposed spending nearly $400 million over 10 years to slow the shrinkage of the state's largest lake. Gov. Jerry Brown's administration on Thursday, March 16, 2017 unveiled a plan to build ponds on the northern and southern ends of the Salton Sea. It's expected to evaporate at an accelerated pace starting next year when the San Diego region no longer diverts water to the desert region. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)