Environment

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FILE - In this April 18, 2012, file photo, hybrid swine peer through a wire fence on a farm owned by Mark Baker near McBain, Mich. After seeking $700,000 in fines from Baker, the state of Michigan has abruptly dropped the case, acknowledging that Baker wasn’t violating the law by raising Russian boars and other exotic breeds of swine. At the same time, Baker’s lawsuit against the state Department of Natural Resources was thrown out, raising questions about the status of other pending cases against farmers and ranchers who raise the animals that state biologists and the domestic hog industry consider a menace. (AP Photo/John Flesher, File)

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FILE - In this April 18, 2012, file photo Mark Baker feeds bread to exotic swine on his farm near McBain, Mich. Baker of Missaukee County defied an order designating Russian boars and similar breeds as invasive species that are off-limits in Michigan. The Department of Natural Resources said the ban was necessary because the hogs were escaping from farms and game ranches, breeding prolifically and damaging the environment. Baker insisted his animals weren't causing problems. The DNR threatened to fine him $700,000. But last week, the department said he no longer had the offending breeds. Instead, all his pigs were hybrids that complied with the law. (AP Photo/John Flesher, File)

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FILE - In this Sunday, July 19, 2009 file photo, windmills catch the breeze on Stetson Mountain, in Range 8, Township 3, Maine. Gov. Paul LePage is proposing, in the 2014 legislative session, to eliminate the wind energy generation goals in Maine law, which the administration says are unrealistic and must be strengthened to ensure. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

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A sailboat washed ashore near a restaurant at Goleta, Calif., Saturday, March 1, 2014. The storm marked a sharp departure from many months of drought that has grown to crisis proportions for the state’s vast farming industry. However, such storms would have to become common to make serious inroads against the drought, weather forecasters have said. (AP Photo/Santa Barbara News-Press, Mike Eliason)

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Runoff surges into a debris basin in Altadena, Calif., as thunderstorms dump rain on the San Gabriel Mountains on Saturday, March 1, 2014. Residents of some 1,200 homes in three foothill cities to the east were under evacuation orders due to danger of debris flows from steep slopes burned bare by recent wildfires.(AP Photo/ John Antczak)

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Storm water flows into a debris basin in Altadena, Calif., as thunderstorms dump rain on the San Gabriel Mountains on Saturday, March 1, 2014. Residents of some 1,200 homes in three foothill cities to the east were under evacuation orders due to danger of debris flows from steep slopes burned bare by recent wildfires. (AP Photo/ John Antczak)

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This film publicity image released by Sony - Columbia Pictures shows Will Smith, left, and Jaden Smith in a scene from "After Earth." (AP Photo/Sony, Columbia Pictures)

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FILE - In this May 7, 2013 file photo, U.S. actor Will Smith and his son Jaden pose for the media after press conference for their film "After Earth" in Seoul, South Korea. Both actors were awarded Razzies for the film. Jaden was selected as worst actor for his role in the sci-fi flop about a father and son stranded on an untamed earth, while the elder Smith was chosen as worst supporting actor at the Golden Raspberry Awards, on Saturday, March 1, 2014, which lampoons Hollywood's awards season on the eve of the Oscars. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, file)

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Storm water flows into a debris basin in Altadena, Calif., as thunderstorms dump rain on the San Gabriel Mountains on Saturday, March 1, 2014. Residents of some 1,200 homes in three foothill cities to the east were under evacuation orders due to danger of debris flows from steep slopes burned bare by recent wildfires. (AP Photo/ John Antczak)

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Storm clouds blanket ridges of the San Gabriel Mountains above Los Angeles' northeastern foothill suburbs on Saturday, March 1, 2014. Residents of some 1,200 homes in three foothill cities to the east were under evacuation orders due to danger of debris flows from steep slopes burned bare by recent wildfires. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is in foreground. (AP Photo/ John Antczak)

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Ryan Springer, 16, surfs a large puddle off in Carpinteria, Calif., Saturday, March 1, 2014. The storm marked a sharp departure from many months of drought that has grown to crisis proportions for the state’s vast farming industry. However, such storms would have to become common to make serious inroads against the drought, weather forecasters have said. (AP Photo/Santa Barbara News-Press, Mike Eliason)

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Workers try to clear drains at the Santa Barbara, Calif., harbor after high waves breached a sand berm and flooded the parking lot Saturday, March 1, 2014. The storm marked a sharp departure from many months of drought that has grown to crisis proportions for the state’s vast farming industry. However, such storms would have to become common to make serious inroads against the drought, weather forecasters have said. (AP Photo/Santa Barbara News-Press, Mike Eliason)

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Santa Barbara County firefighters survey the scene after three sailboats washed ashore in Goleta, Calif., Saturday, March 1, 2014. The storm marked a sharp departure from many months of drought that has grown to crisis proportions for the state’s vast farming industry. However, such storms would have to become common to make serious inroads against the drought, weather forecasters have said. (AP Photo/Santa Barbara News-Press, Mike Eliason)