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FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2016, file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, ground crew check on the re-entry capsule of Shenzhou 11 spacecraft, which brought back a pair of Chinese astronauts from a monthlong stay aboard China's space station, after it landed in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. China vowed Tuesday, Dec 27, 2016 to speed up the development of its space industry as it set out its plans to become the first country to soft land a probe on the far side of the moon, around 2018, and launch its first Mars probe by 2020. (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP)
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Illustration on the nuclear threats of Iran and North Korea by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Republicans have begun exercising their influence over the incoming president and his pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, who has built a political career by battling the very agency he is about to lead. (Associated Press)
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In this photo taken on Aug. 22, 2012 a couple of cheetahs are photographed in the Tamboti Game Reserve, near Lephalale, South Africa. Amid population declines for many wildlife species in Africa, conservationists are sounding alarm bells for the cheetah, the fastest animal on land. A new study says there are an estimated 7,100 cheetahs remaining across Africa and in a small area in Iran. (AP Photo/Kevin Anderson)
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In this Aug. 22, 2012 photo, a cheetah is photographed in the Tamboti Game Resrve, near Lephalale, South Africa. Amid population declines for many wildlife species in Africa, conservationists are sounding alarm bells for the cheetah, the fastest animal on land, where there are an estimated 7,100 cheetahs remaining across Africa and in a small area in Iran. (AP Photo/Kevin Anderson)
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FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2016, file photo, Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson attempts a pass during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Wake Forest in Louisville Ky. Playing in a bowl game is usually considered to be a reward for a successful season. For Temple and Wake Forest, the Military Bowl on Tuesday offers an additional bonus: a three-hour escape from the off-the-field distractions that had a huge impact on both football programs. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)
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Yachts make it to the open sea after the start of the Sydney Hobart yacht race in Sydney, Australia, Monday, Dec. 26, 2016. The 88 yachts started in the annual 628-nautical mile race to Australia's island state of Tasmania. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
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Some of the larger boats maneuver during the start of the Sydney Hobart yacht race in Sydney, Australia, Monday, Dec. 26, 2016. The 88 yachts started in the annual 628-nautical mile race to Australia's island state of Tasmania. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
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Some of the larger boats maneuver during the start of the Sydney Hobart yacht race in Sydney, Australia, Monday, Dec. 26, 2016. The 88 yachts started in the annual 628-nautical mile race to Australia's island state of Tasmania. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
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This Dec. 20, 2016 photo shows the ice surface at the Union Arena in Woodstock, Vt. Organizers want to make the arena the nation’s first skating rink to go “net zero” on energy, meaning no costs spent on electricity or heating fuel. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring)
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In this Friday, Dec. 16, 2016 photo, Debbie and Richard Higgins, whose well water has been contaminated by a suspected carcinogen from a Dartmouth dump site, look at a map on their kitchen table in Hanover, N.H., which shows where the contamination has spread. Dartmouth College said it has spent around $8.4 million cleaning up contamination where scientists dumped carcasses of lab animals in the 1960s and 1970s. (AP Photo/Michael Casey)
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In this Friday, Dec. 16, 2016 photo, Richard Higgins, whose family's well water has been contaminated by a suspected carcinogen from a Dartmouth dump site, looks down at one of many test wells installed to monitor the groundwater in Hanover, N.H. Dartmouth College said it has spent around $8.4 million cleaning up contamination where scientists dumped carcasses of lab animals in the 1960s and 1970s. (AP Photo/Michael Casey)
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In this March 23, 2015 file photo, MV-22 Ospreys are seen at the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Air Station and the surrounding area from an observation deck at a park in Ginowan on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) ** FILE **
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FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2016, file photo, Democrat Hilary Franz, a candidate for Washington state Commissioner of Public Lands, poses in Cle Elum, Wash. The newly elected commissioner of public lands said her top priorities after taking office will be preparing public lands to deal with climate change and to find ways to strength local rural economies. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
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In this Oct. 27, 2016 photo, Rhonda "Honey" Phillips poses next to a Tesla Powerwall battery and inverter connected to a solar panel array in her yard in Middletown Springs, Vt. Phillips is one of the growing number of Green Mountain Power customers using the Tesla battery to store solar energy when her panels aren't collecting it. GMP has been working to link solar energy with battery storage on both a large and small scale. (AP Photo/Dave Gram)
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FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 15, 2016 file photo three of Deepwater Wind's turbines stand in the water off Block Island, R.I. The opening of the nation's first offshore wind farm was among the state's top stories in 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS, DEC. 24-25 - In this Dec. 14, 2016 photo, a sign warns visitors, as disease is a major concern for the Spronk Brothers hog farm near Edgerton in southwest Minnesota. Starting January 1, they and other U.S. livestock producers will have to comply with new federal rules designed to reduce the use of antibiotics in farm animals. (Mark Steil/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)
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In this Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, photo, the exhibition of an abstract-video installation called "Rain" by Venezuelan artist Magdalena Fernández is projected inside a former water reservoir dubbed the "Cistern" in Houston. Once eyed for demolition, the former water reservoir built in 1926 has now found new life as a public space that's also serving as an unusual canvas for art. The reservoir's rebirth is the latest example of efforts by cities around the country to reuse and repurpose abandoned and dilapidated pieces of infrastructure as public spaces. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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In this Dec. 16, 2016 photo, the exhibition of an abstract-video installation called "Rain" by Venezuelan artist Magdalena Fernández is projected inside a former water reservoir dubbed the "Cistern" Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, in Houston. Once eyed for demolition, the former water reservoir built in 1926 has now found new life as a public space that's also serving as an unusual canvas for art. The reservoir's rebirth is the latest example of efforts by cities around the country to reuse and repurpose abandoned and dilapidated pieces of infrastructure as public spaces. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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In this Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, photo, the exhibition of an abstract-video installation called "Rain" by Venezuelan artist Magdalena Fernandez is projected inside a former water reservoir dubbed the "Cistern" in Houston. Once eyed for demolition, the former water reservoir built in 1926 has now found new life as a public space that's also serving as an unusual canvas for art. The reservoir's rebirth is the latest example of efforts by cities around the country to reuse and repurpose abandoned and dilapidated pieces of infrastructure as public spaces. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
