Environment

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In this photo taken on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014, Red Cross workers walk through a section of West Point, an area that has been hit hard by the Ebola virus, with residents not allowed to leave as government forces clamp down on movement to prevent the spread of Ebola, in Monrovia, Liberia. The Ebola outbreak in West Africa eventually could exceed 20,000 cases, more than six times as many as are now known, the World Health Organization said Thursday. A new plan released by the U.N. health agency to stop Ebola also assumes that the actual number of cases in many hard-hit areas may be two to four times higher than currently reported. (AP Photo/Abbas Dulleh)

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A man that was hired by the community sprays chemicals to try and prevent the spread of the Ebola virus is seen in Monrovia, Liberia, Friday, Aug. 29, 2014. The Ebola outbreak in West Africa eventually could exceed 20,000 cases, more than six times as many as are now known, the World Health Organization said Thursday. A new plan released by the U.N. health agency to stop Ebola also assumes that the actual number of cases in many hard-hit areas may be two to four times higher than currently reported.(AP Photo/Abbas Dulleh)

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The Progressive Change Campaign Committee has aided liberal congressional candidate Bonnie Watson Coleman of New Jersey. (Associated Press)

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"If you cook on an open fire, have no electricity and go to bed hungry, you don't lie awake wondering about the virtue of coal, gas or solar," said John Owusu, who worked for 50 years across all regions of Africa and was an early disciple of clean energy. (Associated Press/File)

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An artist's rendering envisions a transformed New York Ave. in Northeast. (WARD 5 INDUSTRIAL LAND TRANSFORMATION STUDY)

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A U.S. Special Forces soldier fires a Carl Gustav in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on March 8, 2014. (U.S. Army)

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Bill Gates (left), Major League Baseball Commissioner-elect Rob Manfred (center) and Sarah Palin takes the ALS ice bucket challenge.

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Streetcar track laid in the right-hand lanes of H Street in Northeast allows for vehicles to pass on the left and to park on the right. Nearby, the Arlington County Board voted Tuesday to cancel a controversial and expensive streetcar program amid concerns that the divisive fight over the transit project was distracting officials from other pressing issues. The 4-1 vote terminates the $333 million streetcar project along Columbia Pike as well as the $217 million line planned for the Crystal City area. (Andrea Noble/The Washington Times) **FILE**

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Gun owners said the D.C. ban on concealed carry was so restrictive that most law-abiding citizens would be unable to obtain permits. (Associated Press/File)

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missing in action: Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has yet to make campaigning stops in either New Hampshire or Iowa.

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Winemaker Tom Montgomery stands in wine and reacts to seeing damage following an earthquake at the B.R. Cohn Winery barrel storage facility Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, in Napa, Calif. Winemakers in California’s storied Napa Valley woke up to thousands of broken bottles, barrels and gallons of ruined wine as a result of Sunday’s earthquake. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

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National Security Adviser Susan Rice is expected Friday to announce another strategy to defeat global jihadists. (Associated Press)

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This photo provided by Lyall Davenport shows damage to a building in Napa, Calif. early Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014. Officials say an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 has been reported in California's northern San Francisco Bay area. (AP Photo/Lyall Davenport)