Environment

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National Edition Opinion cover for February 9, 2016 - North Korea’s latest nuclear provocation (Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times)

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In the past two years, several of Belgium's seven reactors have been shut down repeatedly because of fires, oil and water leaks, one unresolved case of sabotage and the discovery of thousands of cracks in reactor vessels. Critics are fighting to have the aging reactors taken offline permanently. (Associated Press)

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Changing Campaign Financing Rules Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Changing Campaign Financing Rules Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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The National Security Agency says its Signals Intelligence Directorate used electronic espionage in 2003 to discover that North Korea was developing uranium enrichment capabilities in violation of the 1994 Agreed Framework. (Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times)

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Cost of Ethanol on the Economy Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Cost of Ethanol on the Economy Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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In this Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, file photograph, water flows through a series of retention ponds after a spill at the Gold King mine near Silverton, Colo. On Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, the Environmental Protection Agency said that the 3 million gallon spill from the gold mine may have dumped more than 880,000 pounds of metals into the Animas River. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, file)

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Refugees walk toward the border with Serbia from the transit center for refugees near northern Macedonian village of Tabanovce, Friday, Feb. 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski) ** FILE **

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The Pentagon directive, "Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience," is in line with President Obama's view that global warming is the country's foremost national security threat, or close to it. (Associated Press)

DSArmsSA58MiniOSW

DS ARMS SA58 MINI OSW is built with a lightweight aluminum lower receiver and features either an 11- or 13-inch barrel with a three-prong Trident flash suppressor with a folding Para stock and a dual aperture rear sight. The OSW has a shortened gas piston system to accommodate the short barrel. 7.62mm NATO

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BUSHMASTER CARBON 15 Series feature carbon-fiber composite receivers, making them lighter than traditional ARs. More than just weighing less than aluminun, the composite material is also more corrosion resistant. The weapon can weigh as little 6.25 pounds unloaded and is optics ready with a Picatinny rail.

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Robert Redford stars as Dan Rather in "Truth" and Tom Hanks stars as James B. Donovan in "Bridge of Spies" now available on Blu-ray.

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Products labeled with Non Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) are sold at the Lassens Natural Foods & Vitamins store in Los Feliz district of Los Angeles. The food industry is pressuring Congress to act before the state of Vermont requires food labels for genetically modified ingredients. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)