Environment

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FILE- In this Oct.1, 2015 file photo, Craig Fugate, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), right, talks about the status of Hurricane Joaquin as it moves through the eastern Bahamas as Rick Knabb, Director of the National Hurricane Center, left, participate in a media briefing at the National Hurricane Center. The U.S. government is set to release its forecast for how many hurricanes and tropical storms are expected to form over Atlantic and Caribbean waters in the next six months. It’s an annual reminder from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that coastal living comes with significant risks. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

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Former government contractor Edward Snowden revealed the NSA phone-snooping program's existence in 2013, spawning a massive public backlash that forced Congress to curtail the program. (Associated Press)

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People exit Hidden River Cave after officials said over a dozen people who exploring the cave were trapped by rising water Thursday, May 26, 2016, in Horse Cave, Ky. Horse Cave Fire Chief Donnie Parker said the rising water was caused by heavy rains in the area Thursday afternoon. (Austin Anthony/Daily News via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

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Illustration on Taiwan's efforts to fight disease by Alexander hunter/The Washington Times

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Iraqi federal police covered in dust arrive to join the forces surrounding Fallujah. (Associated Press)

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Illustration on increasing government regulation by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2010, file photo, Cyndi Huntsman poses in front of caged tigers at her Stump Hill Farm in Massillon, Ohio. After the Ohio Department of Agriculture took five tigers and five other exotic animals from the farm on May 4, 2016, one of the seized tigers gave birth to four cubs. Two of the four cubs were found dead Friday, May 20, 2016, in a holding area at an Ohio Department of Agriculture facility in Reynoldsburg, Ohio, and the other cubs were moved to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Powell, Ohio. The department says it took the animals because Huntsman hasn't met Ohio's tightened restrictions on keeping such creatures, but Huntsman argues her farm is exempt from permit requirements and the animals should be returned. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)

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A civilian fighter roams an area of damaged buildings in Benghazi, Libya. The U.S. hopes its mission will bring unity to a fractured nation. (Associated Press)

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Staff Sgt. Charlie Linville, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, reached the summit of Mount Everest as a combat-wounded amputee. (ABC News screenshot)

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Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System (ISEGS) in Calif., the largest facility of its kind in the world, suffered a fire on Wednesday, May 18, 2016. (San Bernardino County Fire Department via the Associated Press)

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Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts pumps E-85 ethanol blend fuel into a car whose driver reacts to the presence of photographers, while visiting the Sapp Brothers Travel Center in Omaha, Neb., Thursday, May 19, 2016, to promote renewable fuels month in Nebraska. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) ** FILE **