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In this Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, photo, a pump removes water from a flooded are along Highway 37 near Novato, Calif. Ocean rise already is worsening the floods and high tides sweeping California this stormy winter, climate experts say, and this month's damage and deaths highlight that even a state known as a global leader in fighting climate change has yet to tackle some of the hardest work of dealing with it. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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This Jan. 14, 2017 photo provided by Fraser Shilling shows flooding along Highway 37 near Vallejo, Calif. Ocean rise already is worsening the floods and high tides sweeping California this stormy winter, climate experts say, and this month's damage and deaths highlight that even a state known as a global leader in fighting climate change has yet to tackle some of the hardest work of dealing with it. (Fraser Shilling via AP)
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This book cover image released by Amazon Publishing shows "The Trapped Girl," by Robert Dugoni. (Amazon Publishing via AP)
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Greenpeace demonstrators used a crane to hang a banner near the White House last week. It was one part of a multipronged strategy to combat the Trump administration's purported war against the science of climate change. (Associated Press)
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FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2017 file photo, environmental activists shout slogans while displaying placards and mock missiles during a rally at the Chinese Consulate to protest alleged military build-up by China on the disputed group of islands at the South China Sea, in the financial district of Makati, east of Manila, Philippines. In their statement, the protesters condemned the alleged China's installation of missile system across the disputed Spratlys group of islands and urged the Chinese government that "reefs not rockets should be proliferating in the ecologically-critical waters of the islands." (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)
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FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2017 file photo, an environmental activist shouts slogans while displaying placard and a mock missile during a rally at the Chinese Consulate to protest alleged military build-up by China on the disputed group of islands at the South China Sea, in the financial district of Makati, east of Manila, Philippines. In their statement, the protesters condemned the alleged China's installation of missile system across the disputed Spratlys group of islands and urged the Chinese government that "reefs not rockets should be proliferating in the ecologically-critical waters of the islands." (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)
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FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2017 file photo, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington. The new U.S. administration is heating up rhetoric over the South China Sea with a promise to challenge China’s occupation of disputed islands. Beijing is responding cautiously , appealing for calm and direct negotiations involving claimants. Spicer said “the U.S. is going to make sure that we protect our interests there.” His comments came just weeks after President Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, caused some consternation when he told his Senate confirmation hearing that the U.S. should deny China access to its seven man-made islands. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY JAN. 29, 2017- This photo taken Jan. 16, 2017 , shows Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Conservation Officer Sean Spencer checking out animal tracks near South Fork Park in Provo Canyon. Utah wildlife officers are on high alert for poachers as winter weather brings wildlife out of higher elevations and closer to populated areas. (Isaac Hale /The Daily Herald via AP)
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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator-designate, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Jan. 18, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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Wake Forest's Bryant Crawford, right, pulls teammate Brandon Childress (0) away from the Duke bench in the second half of an NCAA basketball game in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017. Duke won 85-83. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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Duke's Luke Kennard (5) shoots over Wake Forest's Bryant Crawford (13) in the second half of an NCAA basketball game in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017. Duke won 85-83. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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Duke's Frank Jackson (15) and Wake Forest's John Collins (20) chase a loose ball in the first half of an NCAA basketball game in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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Wake Forest's Bryant Crawford (13) shoots against Duke's Luke Kennard (5) in the first half of an NCAA basketball game in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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Syrian refugee Ahmad Alabood packs parts where he works at a USF plant in Riverside, Mo., Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. Alabood said his wife and five children have been treated warmly since they arrived in Missouri last year.(AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
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Syrian refugee Ahmad Alabood packs parts where he works at a USF plant in Riverside, Mo., Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. Alabood said his wife and five children have been treated warmly since they arrived in Missouri last year. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
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In an Aug. 2, 2012 photo, Asian carp species, from top, silver, bighead, and grass lay alongside each other prior to being prepared at Carters Fish Market in Springfield, Ill. Scientists say grass carp have invaded three of the Great Lakes and pose a significant environmental risk. But they say there's still time to prevent them from becoming established. ( Jason Johnson /The State Journal-Register via AP)
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Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant visits with residents on Green Loop Road in Lauderdale County, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, after a tornado ripped through the area over the weekend. (Paula Merritt /The Meridian Star via AP)
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Syracuse's Andrew White, center, grabs a rebound away from Wake Forest's Brandon Childress, left, and Wake Forest's John Collins, right, in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Syracuse, N.Y., Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017. Syracuse won 81-76. (AP Photo/Nick Lisi)
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This photo shows a Twitter post from the National Park Service's Redwoods National Park account, noting that redwood groves are nature's No. 1 carbon sink, which capture greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming Legal experts say the Justice Department could prosecute tweets from federal agency accounts by unauthorized users under federal hacking laws. Some say that even employees authorized to use official agency Twitter accounts could face legal jeopardy posting messages they weren’t supposed to write. (National Park Service via AP)
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In this Jan. 18, 2017, photo provided by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, elk feed at the Wenaha Wildlife Area near Troy, Ore. A heavy snowfall this winter in the Pacific Northwest and other parts of the West has caused travel delays and other problems for people, but wildlife are also suffering, from deer and elk whose food sources are buried under snow and ice to cougars that had to forage in an Oregon town. (Keith Kohl/ Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife via AP)
