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New EPA rules on coal-fired power plants will in effect "ban one of America's most abundant energy sources, coal" and "drive up electricity costs," writes Ben Carson. (AP Photo/Vicki Smith)
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FILE- This Nov. 1, 2013 photo shows rows of chambers holding intermediate-level radioactive waste in shallow pits at the Bruce Power nuclear complex near Kincardine, Ontario. Ontario Power Generation is seeking permission from the Canadian government to permanently store low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste in a rock chamber that would be built more than 2,000 feet below the earth’s surface and less than a mile from Lake Huron. State Sen. Phil Pavlov of St. Clair Township, Mich., says legislation will be introduced Tuesday, May 20, 2014 asking U.S. officials to seek intervention from the International Joint Commission, which advises both nations on issues affecting the Great Lakes and other shared waterways. (AP Photo/John Flesher)
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Belarus players celebrate their goal during the Group B preliminary round match between Latvia and Belarus at the Ice Hockey World Championship in Minsk, Belarus, Monday, May 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
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Smoke billows across the downtown Reno skyline on Sunday, May 18, 2014, from a wildfire burning in the wilderness in the Sierra foothills above the city's southwest side. About 150 firefighters with the help of three helicopters were fighting the blaze on Monday. Officials said there was no immediate threat to homes. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner)
