Environment

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Muddy water rushes down the emergency spillway at Oroville Dam, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, in Oroville, Calif. Water started flowing over the emergency spillway at the nation's tallest dam for the first time Saturday after erosion damaged the Northern California dam's main spillway.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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E. Knight uses his smartphone to record muddy water rushing down the emergency spillway at Oroville Dam, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, in Oroville, Calif. Water started flowing over the emergency spillway at the nation's tallest dam for the first time Saturday after erosion damaged the Northern California dam's main spillway. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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Jason Newton, of the Department of Water Resources, takes a picture of water going over the emergency spillway at Oroville Dam Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, in Oroville, Calif. Water started flowing over the emergency spillway at the nation's tallest dam for the first time Saturday after erosion damaged the Northern California dam's main spillway. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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Jason Newton, of the Department of Water Resources, takes a picture of water going over the emergency spillway at Oroville Dam Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, in Oroville, Calif. Water started flowing over the emergency spillway, at the nation's tallest dam, for the first time Saturday morning after erosion damaged the Northern California dam's main spillway.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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This Feb. 8, 2017 photo shows a northern long-eared bat, at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, in Cleveland. Ohio opponents of a high-pressure natural gas pipeline expected to be built across the northern half of the state are clinging to the wings of a furry flyer, the northern long-eared bat, in their efforts to at least delay the $2 billion project. The existence of the threatened species remains one of the impediments the partnership between Houston-based Spectra Energy and Detroit’s DTE Energy face before receiving expected approval to build the 255-mile long NEXUS pipeline capable of transporting 1.5 billion cubic feet of gas per day from the shale fields of Appalachia into Michigan and Ontario, Canada. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

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In this Feb. 8, 2017 photo, a northern long-eared bat, is held at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, in Cleveland. Ohio opponents of a high-pressure natural gas pipeline expected to be built across the northern half of the state are clinging to the wings of a furry flyer, the northern long-eared bat, in their efforts to at least delay the $2 billion project. The existence of the threatened species remains one of the impediments the partnership between Houston-based Spectra Energy and Detroit’s DTE Energy face before receiving expected approval to build the 255-mile long NEXUS pipeline capable of transporting 1.5 billion cubic feet of gas per day from the shale fields of Appalachia into Michigan and Ontario, Canada. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

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U.S. Technicians prepare helicopters for the transport in Bremerhaven, northern Germany, Sunday Feb. 12, 2017. The U.S. Army has begun unloading dozens of Chinook, Apache and Black Hawk helicopters at the northern German port of Bremerhaven, to be moved to the Bavarian town of Illesheim, Germany. Some of them will be taken on stints to Lithuania and Romania. (Ingo Wagner/dpa via AP)

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U.S. Technicians prepare a helicopter for the transport in Bremerhaven, northern Germany, Sunday Feb. 12, 2017. The U.S. Army has begun unloading dozens of Chinook, Apache and Black Hawk helicopters at the northern German port of Bremerhaven, to be moved to the Bavarian town of Illesheim, Germany. Some of them will be taken on stints to Lithuania and Romania. (Ingo Wagner/dpa via AP)

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U.S. Technicians prepare a helicopter for the transport in Bremerhaven, northern Germany, Sunday Feb. 12, 2017. The U.S. Army has begun unloading dozens of Chinook, Apache and Black Hawk helicopters at the northern German port of Bremerhaven, to be moved to the Bavarian town of Illesheim, Germany. Some of them will be taken on stints to Lithuania and Romania. (Ingo Wagner/dpa via AP)

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Homes about a half mile from the Weiser River on the south bank were flooded with ice and water Feb. 10, 2017. Officials evacuated 6-10 homes in the area. (Darin Oswald /Idaho Statesman via AP)

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Onlookers (who asked not to be identified) watch ice and water flood the area near their homes Friday, Feb. 10, 2017 in Weiser, Idaho. The Weiser River, jammed with ice, overflowed early Friday morning, flooding areas south of the river near Cove and Couper roads. Homes in the area have been evacuated. (Darin Oswald /Idaho Statesman via AP)

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Flood water from the Weiser River covers US 95 just south of Weiser, Idaho. The Weiser River, jammed with ice, overflowed early Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. (Darin Oswald /Idaho Statesman via AP)

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Idaho Gov. Butch Otter and Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, right, say they witnessed devastation after touring the Washington County area by helicopter along the state border near Weiser, Idaho, Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. Ice jams along the Weiser River flooded homes and farmland along the south bank. (Darin Oswald /Idaho Statesman via AP)

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The Weiser River overflowed early Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, flooding areas south of the river near Cove and Couper roads with ice and water. (Darin Oswald /Idaho Statesman via AP)

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The Weiser River in Weiser, Idaho, overflowed early Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, flooding areas south of the river near Cove and Couper roads with ice and water.(Darin Oswald /Idaho Statesman via AP)

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In this Friday, Feb. 10, 2017 photo, Nepalese Prajapati potters take a break in between making clay pots in the ancient Nepali town of Thimi. For generations, the residents of Thimi supplied the rest of the Himalayan country everything from tiny clay lamps used in temples to massive grain storage jars. As more young people leave town for better paying jobs in other parts of Nepal or abroad, fewer families have to eke out an income from the relatively low-returns business of clay pottery. Of the nearly 2,000 Prajapati families in town, less than 300 families now depend on clay pottery for a living. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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In this Friday, Feb. 10, 2017 photo, a man carries clay as pots are kept out to dry in the sun in the ancient Nepali town of Thimi. For generations, the residents of Thimi supplied the rest of the Himalayan country everything from tiny clay lamps used in temples to massive grain storage jars. As more young people leave town for better paying jobs in other parts of Nepal or abroad, fewer families have to eke out an income from the relatively low-returns business of clay pottery. Of the nearly 2,000 Prajapati families in town, less than 300 families now depend on clay pottery for a living. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)