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Richard L. Kauffman, Chairman of Energy and Finances for New York state gives testimony during a joint legislative hearing on the the planned closing of the Indian Point Power Plant on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
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Richard L. Kauffman, Chairman of Energy and Finances for New York ,left, and Audrey Zibelman, Chairman of New York State Public Service Commission speaks to a joint legislative hearing on the planned closing of the Indian Point Power Plant on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
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In this Feb. 14, 2017 photo, a rooftop is covered with solar panels at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York. The Manhattan skyline is at top. State officials said new and future investments in renewable energy projects, similar to the Navy Yard facility, will help compensate for the loss of power generation with the closure of the Indian Point nuclear power plant. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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In this Jan. 15, 2017 photo, large energy producing wind turbines in the Noble Ellenburg Windpark tower above a farmhouse in Ellenburg, N.Y. State officials said new and future investments in renewable energy projects, similar to the wind turbine project, will help compensate for the loss of power generation with the closure of the Indian Point nuclear power plant. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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Richard L. Kauffman, Chairman of Energy and Finances for New York state gives testimony during a joint legislative hearing on the the planned closing of the Indian Point Power Plant on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
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Richard L. Kauffman, Chairman of Energy and Finances for New York ,left, and Audrey Zibelman, Chairman of New York State Public Service Commission speaks to a joint legislative hearing on the planned closing of the Indian Point Power Plant on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
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Sen. Joseph Griffo, R-Utica, speaks to Richard L. Kauffman, Chairman of Energy and Finances for the state of New York during a joint legislative hearing on the the planned closing of the Indian Point Power Plant on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
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Legislative members of a joint legislative hearing on the the planned closing of the Indian Point Power Plant speak to Richard L. Kauffman, Chairman of Energy and Finances for the state of New York on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
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State Sen. Terrence Murphy ,right, speaks to Richard L. Kauffman, Chairman of Energy and Finances for the state of New York during a joint legislative hearing on the the planned closing of the Indian Point Power Plant on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
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State Sen. Terrence Murphy speaks to Richard L. Kauffman, Chairman of Energy and Finances for the state of New York during a joint legislative hearing on the the planned closing of the Indian Point Power Plant on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
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Audrey Zibelman, Chairman of New York State Public Service Commission speaks to a joint legislative hearing on the planned closing of the Indian Point Power Plant on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
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Indian Point Energy Center is seen in Buchanan, N.Y., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. Some New York lawmakers are demanding more information about plans to close Indian Point nuclear plant in suburban New York City by 2021. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Indian Point Energy Center is seen in Buchanan, N.Y., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. Some New York lawmakers are demanding more information about plans to close Indian Point nuclear plant in suburban New York City by 2021. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Indian Point Energy Center is seen in Buchanan, N.Y., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. Some New York lawmakers are demanding more information about plans to close Indian Point nuclear plant in suburban New York City by 2021. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Indian Point Energy Center is seen in Buchanan, N.Y., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. Some New York lawmakers are demanding more information about plans to close Indian Point nuclear plant in suburban New York City by 2021. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Illustration on North Korea strategies by Linas GArsys/The Washington Times
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This photo provided by Tim Creedon shows his baseball and a hailstone that fell in the backyard of Creedon's home in Ottawa, Ill., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has activated the state's emergency operations center as local officials reported damage from tornados spawned by a late-winter storm system. (Tim Creedon via AP)
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President Donald Trump speaks as he signs the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) executive order, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in the Roosevelt Room in the White House in Washington, which directs the Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, which expands the number of waterways that are federally protected under the Clean Water Act. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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A man walks in the dry lake bed of Lake Tahoe in this photo taken on June 18, 2015 near the dam that normally releases water into the Truckee River at Tahoe City, Calif. The drought-busting snow and rain in the mountains around Tahoe this winter have pushed the lake's level to its highest mark in more than a decade. The federal water master started releasing water into the river last week. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner).
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The dry lake bed of Lake Tahoe is pictured in this photo taken on June 18, 2015 near the dam that normally releases water into the Truckee River at Tahoe City, Calif. The drought-busting snow and rain in the mountains around Tahoe this winter have pushed the lake's level to its highest mark in more than a decade. The federal water master started releasing water into the river last week. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner).
