Environment

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Fire officials and a worker walk through foam as cars burn at a fire at an auto-wrecking yard Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, in Richmond, Calif. About 40 cars were destroyed in the massive fire early Friday, officials said. Dark plumes of smoke could be seen wafting across the East Bay and in San Francisco as firefighters worked to control the blaze. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

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Firefighters pull hoses as foam falls on burning cars during a fire at an auto-wrecking yard Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, in Richmond, Calif. About 40 cars were destroyed in the massive fire early Friday, officials said. Dark plumes of smoke could be seen wafting across the East Bay and in San Francisco as firefighters worked to control the blaze. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

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Firefighters stand in foam and look on as a rainbow appears at an auto-wrecking yard fire Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, in Richmond, Calif. About 40 cars were destroyed in the massive fire early Friday, officials said. Dark plumes of smoke could be seen wafting across the East Bay and in San Francisco as firefighters worked to control the blaze. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

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Mourners arrive to view the casket of John Glenn as he lies in repose, Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, in Columbus, Ohio. Glenn, 95, the first American to orbit Earth, died last week. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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In this Monday, Dec. 12, 2016 file photo, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star rests by a dock in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy) **PHOTO**

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This Dec. 10, 2016 photo provided by the North Dakota Department of Health shows an oil spill from the Belle Fourche Pipeline that was discovered Dec. 5 in Ash Coulee Creek, a tributary of the Little Missouri River, near Belfield, N.D. The discovery of the pipeline spill in western North Dakota has drawn heightened attention because of the battle over the Dakota Access oil pipeline being built across the state. (Scott Stockdill/North Dakota Department of Health via AP)

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In this Sept. 11, 2015 photo, a wind turbine generating power for electricity is shown near Caseville, Mich. With just days left in the two-year term, the Michigan Legislature may be inching toward votes on what is billed as a comprehensive rewrite of state energy laws _ legislation that Gov. Rick Snyder has made clear is his highest priority. The bills, which have divided majority House Republicans, would update 2008 policies that govern the regulation of utility giants and their competitors, require minimum amounts of renewable sources of electricity and set efficiency benchmarks. It is a complex issue but one that affects customer bills, jobs and the environment. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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Volunteers walk dogs through a makeshift animal shelter operated by the Sevier County Humane Society in Sevierville, Tenn., Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016. Officials hope to reunite scores of pets separated from their owners during wildfires that did heavy damage to the area the previous week. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)

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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS, DEC. 10-11- This image taken Jan. 24, 2016 on the south shore of Lake Tahoe near Regan Beach in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., by Dylan Silver is entitled "South Shore Winter." It's part of an ongoing series entitled ''Tahoe Clarity'' that Silver is producing to document efforts to restore the alpine lake's famous clarity. (Dylan Silver via AP)

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In this photo provided by World Vision Solomon Islands, a house in Kirakira, Solomon Islands, is damaged after an earthquake on Friday, Dec. 9, 2016. Tsunami warnings for several Pacific islands, including those in Hawaii, were canceled Friday after authorities determined that a powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck near the Solomon Islands did not pose a broad tsunami threat. (Gray Nako/World Vision Solomon Islands via AP)

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Montreal skyline, with Old Montreal in the foreground, as seen from the Parc olympique de Montréal across the St. Joseph River. (The Washington Times)

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Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson, left, speaks as Gov. Jay Inslee looks on during a news conference, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, in Seattle, where Ferguson announced a lawsuit against agrochemical giant Monsanto over pollution from PCBs, Washington says it's the first U.S. state to sue Monsanto over pollution from PCBs. The chemicals, polychlorinated biphenyls, were used in many industrial and commercial applications, including in paint, coolants, sealants and hydraulic fluids. PCB contamination impairs rivers, lakes and bays around the country. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2016 file photo, Alaska Marijuana Control Office Director Cynthia Franklin, left, listens as the agency's chief enforcement officer, James Hoelscher, testifies before the Alaska Marijuana Control Board during a meeting in Anchorage, Alaska. Franklin, who helped guide Alaska's work in setting up the state's legal marijuana industry, is resigning as director of the Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)

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FILE- In this Jan. 7, 2016 file photo, a tourist watches a manatee being rehabilitated at Miami Seaquarium in Miami. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission stated in a preliminary report, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, that 98 manatees died by watercraft strikes between Jan. 1 and Dec. 2. The previous record was 97 in 2009. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

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In this Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016 photo, Tim Dobbins, manager of grower training and support, shows off a raft of lettuce grown with an aquaponics system, in Montello, Wis. Water to grow plants is the same water used to grow fish, that are raised in separate tanks, in part to prevent fish from eating away at the roots of the plants. The entire operation is enclosed in a greenhouse for year round production regardless of climate. (Barry Adams /Wisconsin State Journal via AP)

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Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. restaurants have regularly been criticized by activists groups over ads with scantily clad models eating hamburgers. (Facebook, Carl's Jr.)

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FILE - This June 24, 2010, file photo shows the Palisades nuclear power plant in Covert Township, Mich. New Orleans-based Entergy Corp says it plans to permanently close the nuclear power plant in southwestern Michigan in 2018. Entergy Corp. and Michigan-based utility, Consumers Energy, say they've agreed to end a power purchase agreement for the plant that year. (John Madill/The Herald-Palladium via AP, File)

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The Eiffel Tower is seen from the Montparnasse Tower, as Paris suffers a pollution spike, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016. Paris' Police authority is again cracking down on the city's rocketing air pollution with a 24-hour traffic-regulating scheme that aims to halve the day's emissions from road vehicles. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)