Environment

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A home in Sebastopol, Calif., sustained major damage after a large fir tree took off the upper dining and kitchen area, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. (Kent Porter /The Press Democrat via AP)

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A home in Sebastopol, Calf., sustained major damage after a large fir tree took off the upper dining and kitchen area, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. (Kent Porter /The Press Democrat via AP)

With a flooded neighborhood behind him, Matt Ginder clutches a railing as he tries to make his way through rushing flood waters pouring from the San Lorenzo River at the Felton Covered Bridge in Felton, Calif.,Tuesday morning, Feb. 7, 2017, when the San Lorenzo River flooded Felton Grove and the surrounding neighborhood. (Dan Coyro/Santa Cruz Sentinel via AP)

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The rain-swollen San Lorenzo River flows past the Paradise Park community in Santa Cruz, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. Residents were evacuated as the water rose Tuesday morning when the river flooded Felton Grove and the surrounding neighborhood. (Shmuel Thaler/Santa Cruz Sentinel via AP)

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Ross Williams reaches his flooded truck in his kayak after leaving his flooded home on Old Covered Bridge Road in Felton, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, when the San Lorenzo River flooded Felton Grove and the surrounding neighborhood. (Dan Coyro/The Santa Cruz Sentinel via AP)

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Ben Lomond firefighters rescue Rachel Turner and her dogs from their flooded home on Old Covered Bridge Road in Felton, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, when the San Lorenzo River flooded Felton Grove and the surrounding neighborhood. (Dan Coyro/The Santa Cruz Sentinel via AP)

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In this Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017 photo, a Chinese woman wearing a mask for protection against air pollution performs an exercise at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. Beijing has made robust efforts to retire aged vehicles and move heavily polluting industries to outlying provinces, yet the problem persists. The sheer size of the city’s population, now at almost 22 million, and geographic conditions that surround it on three sides with smog-trapping mountains seem to require that further measures are needed. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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In this Dec. 22, 2016 photo, Cai Fujian speaks during an interview as he visits the Temple of Heaven with friends in Beijing. When the smog descends over northern China, turning blue skies gray and thickening the air, 65-year-old Cai can feel his lungs tightening. He begins to cough. For weeks at a time, China's smog transforms cities across the industrial north into quiet, gray shells of their normal selves. The Associated Press visited several spots in Beijing in late December during and after a smog "red alert," and used a 360-degree camera to record the difference at each location. (AP Photo/Nomaan Merchant)

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In this Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017 photo, a couple wearing protection masks visits the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. Beijing has made robust efforts to retire aged vehicles and move heavily polluting industries to outlying provinces, yet the problem persists. The sheer size of the city’s population, now at almost 22 million, and geographic conditions that surround it on three sides with smog-trapping mountains seem to require that further measures are needed. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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Wake Forest head coach Danny Manning claps for his team during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Notre Dame Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, in South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame defeated Wake Forest 88-81.(AP Photo/Robert Franklin)

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Notre Dame head coach Mike Brey yells to his players during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Wake Forest, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, in South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame defeated Wake Forest 88-81. (AP Photo/Robert Franklin)

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Notre Dame's T.J. Gibbs (2) celebrates after getting fouled on a shot under the basket during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Wake Forest Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, in South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame defeated Wake Forest 88-81.(AP Photo/Robert Franklin)

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Wake Forest's Keyshawn Woods (1) shoots over Notre Dame's Steve Vasturia (32) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, in South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame defeated Wake Forest 88-81.(AP Photo/Robert Franklin)

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Notre Dame's Rex Pflueger (0) drives by Wake Forest's Bryant Crawford (13) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, in South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame defeated Wake Forest 88-81. (AP Photo/Robert Franklin)

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Wake Forest's John Collins (20) passes the ball away next to Notre Dame's Matt Farrell (5) and Bonzie Colson (35) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, in South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame defeated Wake Forest 88-81.(AP Photo/Robert Franklin)

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Notre Dame's Rex Pflueger (0) and Bonzie Colson (35) compete for a rebound with Wake Forest's John Collins (20) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, in South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame defeated Wake Forest 88-81.(AP Photo/Robert Franklin)

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Notre Dame's V.J. Beachem (3) grabs a rebound over Wake Forest's John Collins (20) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, in South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame beat Wake Forest 88-81. (AP Photo/Robert Franklin)

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Wake Forest's Mitchell Wilbekin (10) gets pressure from Notre Dame's Matt Farrell (5) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, in South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame defeated Wake Forest 88-81. (AP Photo/Robert Franklin)

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In this undated photo provided by the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, a flock of European starlings litter a feedlot in Fallon, Nev. Land owners surprised to discover tens of thousands of dead birds across the high desert are criticizing the federal government over a mass killing of starlings in northern Nevada. An Agriculture Department spokesman said a pesticide was used to destroy the birds to prevent the spread of disease to dairy cows. Some area residents, however, say the government should have done more to alert the public and to dispose of the dead birds. (AP Photo/USDA APHIS, Jack Spencer) ** FILE **

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FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 6, 2017 file photo, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, left, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency director nominee, places his hand over his heart as he recites the Pledge of Allegiance with other state officials before the start of the State of the State speech by Gov. Mary Fallin in Oklahoma City. A lawsuit accuses Pruitt of violating Oklahoma open records law by not providing access to emails and other official documents for up to two years. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)