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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY MARCH 31, 2014, AND THEREAFTER- FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2014 file photo, pedestrians making their way around the Sparks Marina in Sparks, Nev. Scientists have been monitoring the marina since an estimated 10,000 trout, bass and catfish died in the lake. State wildlife officials say they're ready to begin stocking the Sparks Marina now that oxygen levels have normalized after crashing and choking off the urban lake's entire fishery during a cold snap three months ago. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner, File)
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In this aerial photo, the Williams Northwest Pipeline plant is seen after a natural gas pipeline ruptured at the plant in Plymouth, Wash., Monday, March 31, 2014. Benton County Sheriff Steven Keane said some gas leaked from the tank to the ground in a containment area and evaporated into the air, but it was only a small amount. (AP Photo/The Tri-City Herald, Sarah Gordon)
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FILE - In this April 4, 2013 file photo a central Illinois corn and soybean farmer cultivates his field for spring planting in Waverly, Ill. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says in its annual forecast released Monday, March 31, 2014 the number of acres devoted to corn is expected to shrink about 4 percent this year as farmers devote more of their land to soybeans. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)
