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In this April 28, 2009 photo shows a rainbow trout that is being reared at the Montague High School in Montague, Mich. A state judge has sided with a fish farming operation, Feb. 2, 2017, that wants to dramatically boost production of rainbow trout of Michigan's Au Sable River. A 2014 permit issued by the Department of Environmental Quality to Harrietta Hills Trout Farm was endorsed by Administrative Law Judge Daniel Pulter. It would allow the farm to produce 300,000 pounds of trout annually, up from 20,000 pounds a few years ago. (Cory Morse/Muskegon Chronicle via AP)
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FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016 file photo, crews battle a wildfire on U.S. 64 in Cleveland, Okla. Oklahoma has been placed under a national fire advisory as much of the state struggles with unrelenting drought and tinder-dry vegetation capable of igniting and quickly spreading out of control, state forestry officials said, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017. (Mike Simons/Tulsa World via AP, File)
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In this 2014 this photo, from left, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks employees Dave Fuller, Chris Wesolek, and Matt Rugg release a pallid sturgeon after taking blood samples from the fish. U.S. officials are pressing a federal judge to lift his 2015 order blocking a proposed irrigation dam and fish passage on the Yellowstone River, warning that a rapidly-disappearing, ancient fish population faces a grim future with further delay. (James Woodcock/The Billings Gazette via AP)
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Seats on the Democrat's side of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing room are empty on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, during a boycott to thwart the confirmation vote on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator-designate Scott Pruitt. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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In this photo taken with a long exposure, cars drive up the access road to the summit of Haleakala volcano in Haleakala National Park hours before sunrise on Hawaii’s island of Maui, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017. The long winding drive leads to the summit at 10,000 feet. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)
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The moon hangs above the horizon as the glow of the sun begins to fill the sky in front of the summit of Haleakala volcano in Haleakala National Park on Hawaii's island of Maui, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017. Park officials say the sunrise on Haleakala attracts over a thousand people a day, resulting in an overload of visitors and creating a safety hazard. As a result, anyone wanting to see the sunrise on the summit will now be required to make reservations in advance and pay a small fee. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)
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Clouds hang below the summit of Haleakala volcano in Haleakala National Park on Hawaii's island of Maui, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. Park officials say the sunrise on Haleakala attracts over a thousand people a day, resulting in an overload of visitors and creating a safety hazard. As a result, anyone wanting to see the sunrise on the summit will now be required to make reservations in advance and pay a small fee. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)
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The sun rises in front of the summit of Haleakala volcano in Haleakala National Park on Hawaii's island of Maui, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017. Park officials say the sunrise on Haleakala attracts over a thousand people a day, resulting in an overload of visitors and creating a safety hazard. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)
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The sun rises over the clouds in front of the summit of Haleakala volcano in Haleakala National Park on Hawaii's island of Maui, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017. Park officials say the sunrise on Haleakala attracts over a thousand people a day, resulting in an overload of visitors and creating a safety hazard. As a result, anyone wanting to see the sunrise on the summit will now be required to make reservations in advance and pay a small fee. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)
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In this photo provided by Shane Turpin, a "firehose" lava stream from Kilauea Volcano shoots out from a sea cliff on Hawaii's Big Island, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, as seen from a tour boat off the coast. The massive Kilauea flow is coming from a lava tube at the Kamokuna ocean entry on the southeast side of the Big Island. The lava is gushing from a tube that was exposed when a huge, 26-acre lava delta collapsed into the ocean at the site on New Year's Eve. The collapse of the newly formed land triggered massive explosions and giant waves in the area. (Shane Turpin/Lava Ocean Tours via AP)
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In this photo provided by Shane Turpin, a "firehose" lava stream from Kilauea Volcano shoots out from a sea cliff on Hawaii's Big Island, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017 as seen from a tour boat off the coast. The massive Kilauea flow is coming from a lava tube at the Kamokuna ocean entry on the southeast side of the Big Island. The lava is gushing from a tube that was exposed when a huge, 26-acre lava delta collapsed into the ocean at the site on New Year's Eve. The collapse of the newly formed land triggered massive explosions and giant waves in the area. (Shane Turpin/Lava Ocean Tours via AP)
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A "firehose" lava stream from Kilauea Volcano shoots out from a sea cliff on Hawaii's Big Island, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017. The massive Kilauea flow is coming from a lava tube at the Kamokuna ocean entry on the southeast side of the Big Island. The lava is gushing from a tube that was exposed when a huge, lava delta collapsed into the ocean at the site on New Year's Eve. The collapse of the newly formed land triggered massive explosions and giant waves in the area. (Shane Turpin/Lava Ocean Tours via AP)
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In this photo provided by Shane Turpin, a "firehose" lava stream from Kilauea Volcano shoots out from a sea cliff on Hawaii's Big Island, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017 as seen from a tour boat off the coast. The massive Kilauea flow is coming from a lava tube at the Kamokuna ocean entry on the southeast side of the Big Island. The lava is gushing from a tube that was exposed when a huge, 26-acre lava delta collapsed into the ocean at the site on New Year's Eve. The collapse of the newly formed land triggered massive explosions and giant waves in the area. (Shane Turpin/Lava Ocean Tours via AP)
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In this photo provided by Shane Turpin, a "firehose" lava stream from Kilauea Volcano shoots out from a sea cliff on Hawaii's Big Island, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, as seen from a tour boat off the coast. The massive Kilauea flow is coming from a lava tube at the Kamokuna ocean entry on the southeast side of the Big Island. The lava is gushing from a tube that was exposed when a huge, 26-acre lava delta collapsed into the ocean at the site on New Year's Eve. The collapse of the newly formed land triggered massive explosions and giant waves in the area. (Shane Turpin/Lava Ocean Tours via AP)
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This Jan. 29, 2017 photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows a lava stream pouring out of a lava tube on the sea cliff at the Kamokuna ocean entry at the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii. A dramatic "firehose" stream of lava is shooting out of a sea cliff on Hawaii Island, splashing into the Pacific Ocean below and exploding upon impact. A USGS geologist with the Hawaii Volcano Observatory said Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017 that one of the biggest concerns is a large "hot crack" above the lava tube, running parallel to the sea cliff and makes the land susceptible to collapse. (U.S. Geological Survey via AP)
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Affordable Solar president Kevin Bassalleck talks about the full-time positions his company will create as Gov. Susana Martinez listens during a news conference in Albuquerque, N.M., on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017. The new jobs stems from a $45 million solar project being developed by Public Service Co. of New Mexico to power the data center being built by social media giant Facebook. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
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Gov. Susana Martinez, center, and other officials celebrate the selection of two New Mexico companies to build a 30 megawatt solar project to power Facebook's new data center during a news conference in Albuquerque, N.M., on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017. New Mexico's largest electric utility is investing a total of $45 million in the 30-megawatt solar project, with most of that going to Albuquerque-based Affordable Solar for the installation of tens of thousands of panels. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
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New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez is surrounded by state lawmakers and local elected officials as she talks about the economic impact of a $37 million contract to install solar panels to power Facebook's new data center during a news conference in Albuquerque, N.M., on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017. New Mexico's largest electric utility is investing a total of $45 million in the 30-megawatt solar project, with most of that going to Albuquerque-based Affordable Solar for the installation of tens of thousands of panels. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
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New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez talks about the economic impact of a $37 million contract to install solar panels to power Facebook's new data center during a news conference in Albuquerque, N.M., on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017. New Mexico's largest electric utility is investing a total of $45 million in the 30-megawatt solar project, with most of that going to Albuquerque-based Affordable Solar for the installation of tens of thousands of panels. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
