Environment

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This May 13, 2014 aerial photo, shows the Rio 2016 Olympic golf course under construction in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Grass has been going down for several weeks at the course, which created an upbeat mood as golf prepares to return to the Olympics after a 112-year absence. That changed Saturday, May 31, 2014 when Rio organizers confirmed that a state prosecutor could halt work on the course unless the developer shows it is following environmental regulations and other requirements under Brazilian law. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

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This May 29, 2014 photo taken in Charleston S.C., shows a computer screen showing a South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control website that allows people to enter pictures and information about storm damage and unusually high tides called king tides. The site is designed to enlist the help of the public in helping both assess storm damage and gauging the impacts of sea level rise. The photo shows that data including tide and weather information is added to the picture when location services on a smartphone or tablet is enabled. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)

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This May 29, 2014 photo taken in Charleston S.C., shows a phone showing a South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control website that allows people to enter pictures and information about storm damage and unusually high tides called king tides. The site is designed to enlist the help of the public in helping both assess storm damage and gauging the impacts of sea level rise. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)

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FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2012 file photo a development along the Intracoastal Waterway in Mount Pleasant, S.C., is seen. The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has a new website that allows people to enter pictures and information about storm damage and unusually high tides called king tides. The site is designed to enlist the help of the public in helping both assess damage and gauge the impacts of sea level rise. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith, file)

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This May 29, 2014 photo taken in Charleston S.C., shows a computer screen showing a South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control website that allows people to enter pictures and information about storm damage and unusually high tides called king tides. The site is designed to enlist the help of the public in helping both assess damage and gauge the impacts of sea level rise. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)

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A West Texas cotton grower tills a field north of Lubbock, Texas, Friday, May 30, 2014. Cotton producers across the region finally got the rain they needed last weekend, providing a short-term reprieve for the most drought-ravaged portion of the state. The much-needed rain will allow producers' crop to come up, but more will be needed during the growing season. (AP Photo/Betsy Blaney)

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West Texas cotton grower Sigi Valverde sprays for weeds in one of his fields north of Lubbock, Texas, Friday, May 30, 2014. Cotton producers across the region finally got the rain they needed last weekend, providing a short-term reprieve for the most drought-ravaged portion of the state. The much-needed rain will allow producers' crop to come up, but more will be needed during the growing season. (AP Photo/Betsy Blaney)

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Water pools in a field north of Lubbock, Texas, Friday, May 30, 2014. West Texas cotton producers finally got the rain they needed last weekend, providing a short-term reprieve for the most drought-ravaged portion of the state. Regional producers in the nation's leading producing state say the timing and pace of the rains was about as good as it gets _ many had just planted or will in coming days. (AP Photo/Betsy Blaney)

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A West Texas cotton grower tills a field north of Lubbock, Texas, Friday, May 30, 2014. Cotton producers across the region finally got the rain they needed last weekend, providing a short-term reprieve for the most drought-ravaged portion of the state. The much-needed rain will allow producers' crop to come up, but more will be needed during the growing season. (AP Photo/Betsy Blaney)

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Lee Hecimovich smiles as he is interviewed about growing vegetables in his seasonal high tunnel, shown at rear left next to his barn and garden, on Friday, May 23, 2014, in Palmer, Alaska. The USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service offers financial assistance to growers using the tall hoop houses to extend growing seasons, and has awarded more funding to Alaska for them than any other state. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)