Environment

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Illustration on plan to relocate Oahu's homeless to Sand Island by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Animal scientist Temple Grandin, above, was diagnosed with autism at age two and is listed as one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world. (AP Photo/The Denver Post, John Epperson)

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FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2014 file photo, Senate Environment and Public Works Chair Sen. Barbara Boxer D-Calif. speaks in Los Angeles. The powerful chemical industry is putting its lobbying muscle behind legislation that would establish standards for chemicals used in products from household goods to cellphones and plastic water bottles _ but also make it tougher for states to regulate them. (AP Photo/ Nick Ut, File)

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This photo taken Sept. 5, 2014 shows the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington exhibit of the flag that inspired the national anthem 'Star-Spangled Banner', with a portion of the flag that is missing a star and other section of fragments. Years ago parts of the flag were snipped off and handed out as mementos and the Smithsonian has been reacquiring some of those fragments and adding to their collection. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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FILE - In this undated file photo released by Forest Guardians, a prairie dog eats in southwestern Utah. Cedar City residents who say prairie dogs are overrunning parts of their town are set to argue Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014 against federal regulations protecting the animals. Residents suing in federal court say the prairie dogs have done damage to the city's golf course, airport and at the cemetery, even interrupting funerals with their barking. (AP Photo/Forest Guardians, File)

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The most egregious examples of government waste, fraud or abuse from TWT staff. (Golden Hammer cropped logo)

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We The People

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The concept Cliff House designed to hang from extreme sections of coastal land in Australia. Photo: Modscape

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The Fish and Wildlife Service issued an order June 9 listing as endangered the New Mexico meadow jumping mouse. (msb.unm.edu)

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This June 2014 released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows Pacific walruses in the Chukchi Sea off the coast of Alaska. Researchers are trying to get a better handle on the size of the Pacific walrus population ahead of an expected decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on whether the animals need special protections. (AP Photo/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

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A model wears a Ray Rice jersey in a 2013 NFL commercial for women's apparel. (Screengrab from baltimoreravens.com)

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Breitling Energy CEO Chris Faulkner downplays the dangers of fracking brought forth by environmentalists. (Lloyd Villas/The Washington Times)

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Gloves and rubber boots forming part of the Ebola prevention gear for health workers at a clinic are set outside for the sun to dry them after being washed in Monrovia, Liberia, Monday, Sept. 8, 2014. Border closures, flight bans and mass quarantines are creating a sense of siege in the West African countries affected by Ebola, officials at an emergency African Union meeting said Monday, as Senegal agreed to allow humanitarian aid pass through its closed borders. (AP Photo/Abbas Dulleh)

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A fire burns on Wiseman Island in Jefferson, Oregon. Firefighters in Marion County say the state-owned island in the Santiam River is expected to burn for several days. Because firefighters cannot reach the site, the state Fish and Wildlife Department let it burn. (jefferson fire district via associated press)

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A U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine agent peers out of the open door of a helicopter during a patrol flight near the Texas-Mexico border. (AP Photo)

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Texas Department of Safety Troopers patrol on the Rio Grande along the U.S.-Mexico border, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014, in Mission, Texas. Since illegal immigration spiked in the Rio Grande Valley this summer, the Border Patrol has dispatched more agents, the Texas Department of Public Safety has sent more troopers and Texas Gov. Rick Perry deployed as many as 1,000 guardsmen to the area. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)