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In this Tuesday, July 11, 2017 photo, former President Jimmy Carter helps build homes for Habitat for Humanity in Edmonton Alberta. Carter was back at a Habitat for Humanity worksite Friday, July 14, 2017, a day after he was hospitalized for dehydration while working with the organization to build homes for needy families in Canada. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Activist Esther Goolsby, of the Communities for a Better Environment, makes a sign to show her opposition to a pair of climate changes bills Thursday, July 13, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. Despite opposition the two bills, AB398 and AB617 where passed out of the Senate Environmental Quality Committee and sent to the Assembly. Goolsby was against he measures saying they didn't go far enough to protect the environment in communities near oil refineries. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Seyed Sadredin, executive director of the the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District, speaks in opposition to a climate change bill by Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia, D-Bell Gardens, as Gov. Jerry Brown, left, looks on during a hearing of the Senate Environmental Quality Committee, Thursday, July 13, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. Brown supported the bill, AB617, which was advanced by the committee and sent to the Assembly. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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California Gov. Jerry Brown, left, joined by Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de Leon, D-Los Angeles, urges members of the Senate Environmental Quality Committee to approve a pair of climate change bills, Thursday, July 13, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. The committee advanced the the bills, AB 398, that would extend the state's cap and trade program. and AB617. that is intended to improve air quality around oil refineries. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Emergency personnel work at the scene where a garbage truck and a Pennsylvania state trooper vehicle collided just before the fork of Route 711 and 271 in Ligonier Township, Pa., Friday, July 14, 2017. A state trooper died and another was injured in the crash. The conditions of the injured trooper and the garbage truck driver were not immediately known (Shane Dunlap/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review via AP)
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Sandbags are in place Thursday, July 13, 2017 at the businesses along Old Grand Avenue in Gurnee, Il. Flood waters from the Des Plaines river continue to rise to near record levels.(Paul Valade/Daily Herald via AP)
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Floodwaters continued to impact Gurnee, Ill. on Thursday, July 13, 2017 as seen in this drone photo. Officials said Lake County Emergency Operations Center is actively monitoring river levels and weather forecasts, and coordinating with local jurisdictions to ensure resources are getting to where they need to go. (Mark Welsh/Daily Herald via AP)
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Floodwaters continued to impact Gurnee, Ill. on Thursday, July 13, 2017 as seen in this drone photo. Officials said Lake County Emergency Operations Center is actively monitoring river levels and weather forecasts, and coordinating with local jurisdictions to ensure resources are getting to where they need to go. (Mark Welsh/Daily Herald via AP)
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Floodwaters continued to impact Gurnee, Ill. on Thursday, July 13, 2017 as seen in this drone photo. Officials said Lake County Emergency Operations Center is actively monitoring river levels and weather forecasts, and coordinating with local jurisdictions to ensure resources are getting to where they need to go. (Mark Welsh/Daily Herald via AP)
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FILE - In this May 11, 2017, file photo, a rainbow pops out under dark rain clouds over the Willamette River in downtown Portland, Ore. Portland is well-known as a tree-hugging, outdoorsy city, but the river that powers through its downtown has never been part of that green reputation. For decades, residents have been repulsed by the idea of swimming in the Willamette River because of weekly sewage overflows that created a bacterial stew. Now, the recent completion of a $1.4 billion sewage pipe has flushed those worries - and the river once shunned by swimmers is enjoying a rapid renaissance. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)
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In this Thursday, July 6, 2017 photo, water enthusiasts stand on a dock on the Willamette River in downtown Portland, Ore. Portland is well-known as a tree-hugging, outdoorsy city, but the river that powers through its downtown has never been part of that green reputation. For decades, residents have been repulsed by the idea of swimming in the Willamette River because of weekly sewage overflows that created a bacterial stew. Now, the recent completion of a $1.4 billion sewage pipe has flushed those worries - and the river once shunned by swimmers is enjoying a rapid renaissance. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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In this Thursday, July 6, 2017 photo, a group of swimmers head upstream in the Willamette River in downtown Portland, Ore. Portland is well-known as a tree-hugging, outdoorsy city, but the river that powers through its downtown has never been part of that green reputation. For decades, residents have been repulsed by the idea of swimming in the Willamette River because of weekly sewage overflows that created a bacterial stew. Now, the recent completion of a $1.4 billion sewage pipe has flushed those worries - and the river once shunned by swimmers is enjoying a rapid renaissance. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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FILE - In this July 6, 2015, file photo, people, pets and sailors use the Willamette River to cool off in Portland, Ore. Portland is well-known as a tree-hugging, outdoorsy city, but the river that powers through its downtown has never been part of that green reputation. For decades, residents have been repulsed by the idea of swimming in the Willamette River because of weekly sewage overflows that created a bacterial stew. Now, the recent completion of a $1.4 billion sewage pipe has flushed those worries - and the river once shunned by swimmers is enjoying a rapid renaissance. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)
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FILE - In this July 6, 2015 file photo, Justine Hicks floats with her dog, Kiana, on the Willamette River in Portland, Ore. Portland is well-known as a tree-hugging, outdoorsy city, but the river that powers through its downtown has never been part of that green reputation. For decades, residents have been repulsed by the idea of swimming in the Willamette River because of weekly sewage overflows that created a bacterial stew. Now, the recent completion of a $1.4 billion sewage pipe has flushed those worries - and the river once shunned by swimmers is enjoying a rapid renaissance. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)
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Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant tells reporters that he has declared a state of emergency in the area surrounding the crash site of a Marine KC-130 during a news conference Thursday, July 13, 2017, in Itta Bena, Miss. Bryant said the step will allow the state to continue to provide security at the crash site "as long as they need us" as crews work to catalog and remove debris. (Lauren Randall/The Commonwealth via AP)
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In this July 11, 2017 photo, smoke rises from a warehouse storing stolen fuel near Tepeaca, Puebla state, Mexico. Authorities couldn't enter the area to fight the blaze because they risked a confrontation with local villagers. "They usually try to put the fires out themselves," said Assistant Public Safety Secretary Jose Tlachi. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
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Cara Fleischer, a Florida mom and Democratic advocate for anti-pollution regulation, said her family moved from Atlanta due to poor air quality. Emma Ayers / The Washington Times
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The Pascagoula River floods streets as Tropical Storm Cindy drops heavy rains, Saturday, June 24, 2017, near Escatawpa, Miss. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
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In this Thursday, July 6, 2017 photo, Angie Ambourn, an entomologist with the Department of Agriculture, inspects an insect caught in a trap in Sibley Park in Mankato, Minn. In addition to trying to find invasive insects, Ambourn said she also documents species that haven't previously been identified in Minnesota. (Jackson Forderer/The Free Press via AP)
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In this Thursday, July 6, 2017 photo, Patrick Walrath, an industry inspector with the Department of Agriculture, lowers an insect trap in Sibley Park in Mankato, Minn. The traps use different pheromones to attract different kinds of insect. (Jackson Forderer/The Free Press via AP)
