Environment

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In this Jan. 18, 2016, file photo, a researcher holds a container of female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes at the Biomedical Sciences Institute at Sao Paulo University in Brazil. The Zika virus is mainly transmitted through bites from the same kind of mosquitoes that can spread other tropical diseases, like dengue fever, chikungunya and yellow fever. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

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The opposition to Mayor Muriel Bowser's plan to relocate homeless families to shelters in each ward mounted at Thursday's hearing, during which more than 90 people signed up to speak their mind during a public hearing on the proposal. (Ryan M. McDermott/The Washington Times)

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Oppression by the Bureau of Land Management Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Nuclear Negotiations with North Korea Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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The guest who won't leave. (Illustration by Dana Summers of the Tribune Media Services)

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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy listens during a hearing about the Flint water crisis in front of the U.S. House Committee on Government Oversight and Reform at the Rayburn House Office Building on Thursday, March 17, 2016 in Washington. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder on Thursday blamed career bureaucrats in Washington and his own state for the Flint water-contamination crisis, while the head of the federal Environmental Protection Agency faulted him and other state officials. (Jake May/The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP)

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Sir James Galway.

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Prosecution of Climate Deniers Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Metro's general manager, Paul Wiedefeld, listens to a question during a news conference to announce that the DC Metrorail service will be shut down for a full day at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority headquarters, on Tuesday, March 15, 2016, in Washington. Wiedefeld said the system would be shut down for an emergency inspection of the system’s third rail power cables. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)