Environment

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In this image from video posted on Facebook, courtesy of the George W. Bush Presidential Center, former President George W. Bush participates in the ice bucket challenge with the help of his wife, Laura Bush, in Kennebunkport, Maine. The challenge has caught on with notable figures participating in the campaign to raise money for the fight against ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease. (AP Photo/Courtesy George W. Bush Presidential Center)

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Protesters gather and hold signs before a hearing on proposed rules for hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, oil and gas drilling in Raleigh, N.C. on Wednesday Aug. 20, 2014. The public comment period lasts until Sept. 30. In June, Gov. Pat McCrory signed a law clearing the way for permits to be issued for hydraulic fracturing _ or fracking _ as soon as next spring. (AP Photo/Jonathan Drew)

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National Edition News cover for August 20, 2014 - Army stuck with favorite rifle after better alternative found: National Guard Sgt. Larry J. Isbell fires at targets with his M4A1 carbine rifle. The Army is looking to phase out the longstanding weapon, but the potential suppliers to do so, as well as the competition results, remain shrouded in secrecy. (Photo by Spc. Venessa Hernandez)

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munitions: National Guard Sgt. Larry J. Isbell fires at targets with his M4A1 carbine rifle. The Army is looking to phase out the longstanding weapon, but the potential suppliers to do so, as well as the competition results, remain shrouded in secrecy. (photo by spc. venessa hernandez)

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Lonely: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is the only potential Republican presidential contender to expand Medicaid in his state. (Associated Press)

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry has a pet project under investigation for redirecting contributions to Republicans. (Associated Press)

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National Edition Opinion cover for August 18, 2014 - When the highway robber wears a badge (Illustration by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times)

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National Edition News cover for August 17, 2014 - Pass the popcorn, and the tax dollars for films of dubious taste: Screenshot from "GMO OMG" a film that criticizes the modern farming methods crucial to providing food to developing countries.

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FILE- In this June 13, 2014 file photo, construction continues on a new nuclear reactor at Plant Vogtle power plant in Waynesboro, Ga. The delays in the nuclear industry are adding up, adding hundreds of millions of dollars to already expensive projects. The latest announcement came from SCANA Corp., which expects a year-long delay in the completion of its two reactors under construction in South Carolina. That announcement raised questions about whether an identical plant under construction by the same builders in Georgia will also see expensive delays. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

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This March 12, 2003 file photo shows the Trinity River flowing below the Lewiston Dam outside Lewiston, Calif. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation said Friday it is taking another look at releasing water in Northern California’s Klamath Basin to prevent the spread of disease among salmon returning to spawn in drought conditions. Last month the agency decided to only release more water if significant numbers of slamon started to die. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)

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Tourists brave the rain and sit on the top deck of a double decker tourist mobile while it makes its way through Georgetown as heavy rain moves through the region causing flooding in some areas, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, August 12, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Damian Cox of Germantown, Md. helps fold up a huge photograph as part of a photographic art instillation created to bring attention to immigration reform, on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, June 18, 2014. The instillation is part of the Inside Out Project by photographer JR, which is a global participatory art project creating group actions on varied themes such as hope, diversity, gender-based violence, climate change, immigration reform and more. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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In this photo taken on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014, vehicles are submerged under floodwaters in front of Baker College along Outer Drive near Interstate 94 in Allen Park, Mich. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has declared a state of disaster in the Detroit area after heavy rain caused major road closures, flooded houses and damaged infrastructure. (AP Photo/Detroit News, David Coates) DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT, HUFFINGTON POST OUT, MAGS OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT

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Texas is "a place where you give back to your community," says Gov. Rick Perry, who called for volunteer soldiers to protect the border. (Associated Press)

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FILE - This July 11, 2013, file photo shows Blake Beckett of West Central Cooperative as he sprays a soybean field, in Granger, Iowa. Faced with tougher and more resistant weeds, corn and soybean farmers are anxiously awaiting government decisions on a new version of a popular herbicide _ and on genetically modified seeds to grow crops designed to resist it. The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to rule in the fall of 2014 on Dow AgroSciences’ application to market Enlist, a new version of the 2,4-D herbicide that’s been around since the 1940s.(AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

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In this Monday, Aug. 11, 2014 photo tourists visit Panathenaic stadium in Athens. The old Olympic Stadium of Athens, a marble reconstruction of the city’s ancient stadium built for the first modern Olympics held in Athens is open to ticket-paying visitors who can also visit a small Olympic museum on the site. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (left) speaks to reporters while visiting C&L Aviation with Maine Gov. Paul LePage on Aug. 12, 2014, in Bangor, Maine. Christie returned to Maine to campaign for LePage's re-election campaign. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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A D.C. Water and Sewer Authority truck sits parked in the flood prone Bloomingdale neighborhood to monitor streets as heavy rain moves through the region causing flooding in some areas, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times) ** FILE **

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A voter can be seen in a voting booth Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014 in Honolulu. Despite the rains and winds from Tropical Storm Iselle that pounded the state Friday, Hawaii will hold primary elections today. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)