Environment

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President Barack Obama speaks at Howard University in Washington, Tuesday, April 7, 2015. Obama visited the university's medical center to discuss the impact of climate change on public health and steps his administration is taking to reduce the health impacts of climate change on communities. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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President Barack Obama speaks during his visit to Howard University in Washington, Tuesday, April 7, 2015. Obama visited the university's medical center to discuss the impact of climate change on public health and steps his administration is taking to reduce the health impacts of climate change on communities. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Gary Kroeger officially kicks off his bid for the Democratic nomination for Iowa's 1st congressional District at the Oster Regent Theater, Monday, April 6, 2015, in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Kroeger, a former Saturday Night Live cast member, says he wants to focus on progressive policies, such as investing in education and protecting the environment. (AP Photo/Waterloo Courier, Matthew Putney)

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FILE - In a March 20, 2014 file photo, the Carnival Fantasy is moored at dock in Charleston, S.C.. The South Carolina Ports Authority and the state Department of Health and Environmental Control want to build a $35 million cruise terminal in Charleston. (AP Photos/Bruce Smith, file)

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Two New Yorkers trying to rebuild their lives in Connecticut after Hurricane Sandy took their homes have won the lottery. (WTNH)

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A container for birth-control pills designed to look like a woman's compact is displayed. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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President Barack Obama walks through a solar array at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Friday, April 3, 2015, to speak about clean energy and the jobs numbers. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Burmese fishermen arrive at the compound of Pusaka Benjina Resources to report themselves for departure to leave the fishing company in Benjina, Aru Islands, Indonesia, Friday, April 3, 2015. Hundreds of foreign fishermen on Friday rushed at the chance to be rescued from the isolated island where an Associated Press report revealed slavery runs rampant in the industry. Indonesian officials investigating abuses offered to take them out of concern for the men's safety. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says the Governors' Biofuels Coalition listing him as a key member without ever asking if he wanted to be a member. (Associated Press)

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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is offering relocation packages to Indiana-based employees who no longer feel comfortable living in the state since the Religious Freedom Restoration Act was signed into law. (Wikipedia)

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"Federal law is still the law of the land. It still needs to be enforced," said Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, the only potential Republican presidential candidate to take a firm stance on legalization by some states of medical and recreational marijuana. (Associated Press)

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Tiger Woods withdrew in the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open in February, prompting concern for his participation in this month's Masters. (Associated Press)

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Astronaut Sam Cristoforetti took a photo of a super typhoon from space. (Image: Twitter, Sam Cristoforetti)

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Connecticut Gov. Dan. Malloy, whose state has its own religious freedom law, announced Monday that he would sign a ban on state-funded travel to Indiana in response to that state's enactment last week of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. (Associated Press)

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National Edition Opinion cover for March 30, 2015 - Warming up to a climate of doubt (Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times)

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FILE - In this April 25, 2012, file photo, a herd of bison move through land controlled by the American Prairie Reserve south of Malta, Mont. Backers of the sprawling Montana wildlife reserve are seeking federal approval to graze plains bison on a second major piece of property, to keep up with their private herd’s growing need for space. The long-term goal of the reserve launched in 2001 is to stitch together more than 3 million acres of public and private land into the largest wildlife reserve in the lower 48 states(AP Photo/Matt Brown, File)