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ADVANCED FOR RELEASE MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014 AND THEREAFTER Kevin Kenow is a longtime researcher at the USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center in La Crosse, Wis., who has specialized in studying migratory birds, especially tundra swans and loons. He recently won a Department of the Interior Meritorious Service Award for his work. (AP Photo/La Crosse Tribune, Erik Daily)
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FILE- In this file photo provided the Charleston Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, a beach is shown in Kiawah Island, South Carolina. Nearby Beachwalker Park on Kiawah Island is ninth on the list of Top 10 Beaches produced annually by coastal expert Stephen P. Leatherman, also known as "Dr. Beach," director of Florida International University's Laboratory for Coastal Research. (AP Photo/Charleston Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, FILE) NO SALES
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FILE- In this file photo provided by the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, Buxton Beach is shown in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Cape Hatteras is sixth on the list of Top 10 Beaches produced annually by coastal expert Stephen P. Leatherman, also known as "Dr. Beach," director of Florida International University's Laboratory for Coastal Research. (AP Photo/Courtesy of the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, File)
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FILE - In this May 31, 2013, file photo, sandbags are piled around the Parlor City Pub and Eatery in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where workers placed a cardboard cutout of a man drinking beer. Congress is on the cusp of passing its first infrastructure bill of the year. The Senate is expected to vote Thursday, May 22, 2014, on a $12.3 billion water resources bill that authorizes 34 water projects, from managing flood risks in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and environmental restoration in Louisiana to dredging Boston Harbor. (AP Photo/Ryan J. Foley, File)
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In this Wednesday, May 21, 2014 photo, fires continue to burn in Oak Creek Canyon in Sedona, Ariz., as fire crews battle the forest fire and homes are evacuated in the tourist community. The blaze burning in a canyon between Sedona and Flagstaff dramatically increased in size Wednesday, authorities warned about 3,200 residents in two communities between Sedona and Flagstaff that they need to be ready to evacuate if the fire makes another advance. (AP Photo/Vyto Starinskas)
