Environment

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Gore Island Mayor Augustin Senghor and first Lady honored Mother Moon for bringing peace and healing to his region. (PHOTO CREDIT: HSA-UWC)

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White House reporter April Ryan. ** FILE **

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Paul Wiedefeld, the general manager for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is shown here in this undated file photo. (Photo credit: Cliff Owen) **FILE**

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A dash camera was key for a pastry chef winning his case on Thursday August 16th 2018 against Metro after a bus hit him in 2015 and the transit agency's lawyers claimed it was because he was jaywalking (Photo Courtesy of Hannon Law Group, LLP)

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Last week, Bank of the West acknowledged that it has "a long-term policy against financing Arctic drilling" as well as rules against investing in fracking, tar sands, and utilities that generate more than 30 percent of their energy from coal-powered plants, but not a "total ban." (Associated Press)

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A new IPSOS global poll of close to 20,000 adults in 28 nations finds that 56 percent of developed nations say the world is "on the wrong track." (Courtesy of IPSOS)

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An infectious disease researcher for the National Institutes of Health said scientists are testing two promising Ebola vaccine candidates, as back-to-back outbreaks this year in Congo have underscored the lingering threat of the deadly virus. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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Illustration on the adverse effects of CAFE standards by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Authorities say Brandon Ziobrowski, who's 33 years old, tweeted last month to his more than 400 followers, "I am broke but will scrounge and literally give $500 to anyone who kills an ICE agent." (Associated Press)

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Illustration on an ultimatum to North Korea by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Illustration on eating endangered species by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Illustration on flood insurance by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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CAFE Gas Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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William W. Belknap

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Screen capture from "The Unchained Goddess," a 1958 education video produced by Frank Capra which warned that manmade global warming could melt polar ice caps and dramatically flood significant portions of the United States. (YouTube)

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National Geographic contributing photographer and speaker Cristina Mittermeier acknowledged Thursday that her now-viral photographs of a starving polar bear went "too far" in linking the bear's condition to the effects of climate change. (National Geographic)