Environment

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Mark Lippert, U.S. ambassador to South Korea, (right) is greeted by South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se during a meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Oct. 31, 2014. (Associated Press)

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The "Risen Balloon" bears a smiling portrait of Jesus Christ, and will take an inaugural flight at Easter time. (Image courtesy of Sky Sail Balloons and The Joyful Noiseletter)

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Entrepreneur Bruce Rastetter, host of the first-ever Iowa Agriculture Summit, rejects notions he is a kingmaker.

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Actress Angelica Bridges (Anaheim Ducks' Sheldon Souray) attends the Galpin Auto Sports (GAS) Grand Opening Extravaganza Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Shea Walsh)

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In this Feb. 27, 2015, file photo, the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Sturgeon Bay breaks ice in the shipping channel on the Hudson River in Catskill, N.Y. With the prolonged cold winter weather, the Coast Guard has been busy clearing shipping lanes. For many cities in the Northeast, it was the coldest February on record, and some places recorded the most days of zero or below temperatures. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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Miami Gardens Police Chief Stephen Johnson was fired after being arrested Friday for soliciting a prostitute, officials said. (NBC 6 South Florida)

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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Md., on Feb. 26, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe reportedly tossed a snowball Thursday on the Senate floor while arguing against "the hysteria on global warming." (C-SPAN2 via National Journal)

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Karen Dike, center, a nurse from Longmont, Colo., talks to anti-fracking activists outside the Colorado Convention Center as the Oil and Gas Task Force meets inside to put the final touches on recommendations for Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper to consider in the settlement of disputes over oil and gas drilling Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, in Denver. The meeting comes as some activists have renewed a campaign to banning the use of hydraulic fracturing in the state. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Dead fish and trash float in the polluted Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. Rio de Janeiro’s state environmental agency is trying to determine why thousands of dead fish have been found floating where next year’s Olympic sailing events are to be held. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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SMITH & WESSON MODEL 500 - A comparison of the Smith & Wesson Model 500 (above) and its .44 magnum sibling, the Model 629 (below). The difference in size between the .44 magnum and the .500 magnum cartridges is also shown.

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SMITH & WESSON 460XVR REVOLVER - Smith & Wesson's Model 460XVR has the highest muzzle velocity of any production revolver on earth. The Model 460XVR is so revolutionary that it required an entirely new designation...XVR, X-treme Velocity Revolver.

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The 2015 BASS770 is born of an abiding passion for genuine 1960’s and 1970's era muscle cars. The rare seductive power of those legendary beauties, brought on by their unique fastback signature, enraptures and enthralls to this day

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy confers with an aide as she prepares to address the Natural Resources Committee session during the National Governors Association Winter Meeting in Washington, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) ** FILE **

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A family member of one of the victims stands at the main entrance of the coal mine, in the village of Dubrave, near Tuzla, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015. Officials fear a landslide in an open-pit coal mine in Bosnia has killed at least four people. (AP Photo/Amel Emric) ** FILE **

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A woman wearing a mask to protect herself from pollutants walks on a pedestrian bridge as buildings at Beijing's Central Business District (Associated Press)

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"The lowest-hanging fruit in terms of addressing climate change is forests and land use," said Michael Jenkins, president of the Washington-based nonprofit Forest Trends, referring to the vast amounts of carbon absorbed by the world's forests. This is just one example of benefits that conservation can provide, including small-town farming, agriculture and local economic growth. (Forest Trends)

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As of Dec. 31 the Energy Department had given final approval to five liquefied natural gas export proposals. It has given conditional approval to four others — including the proposed Dominion Cove facility in Lusby, Maryland — pending environmental studies and other federal reviews. (Associated Press)

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Serena Williams (right) has returned to Indian Wells, California, where in 2001 she was taunted when she won a semifinal match against sister Venus when and injury forced Venus to withdraw. (Associated Press)

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A blanket of smoke filters the setting sun as young ragpickers search for reusable material at a garbage dump in New Delhi. India and a host of other countries are demanding payments as part of the Paris Agreement to reduce their levels of pollution. (Associated Press/File)