Environment

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The view from an outdoor snack shop at Hudson River Park in Lower Manhattan may be urban, but the park, created over the past decade from a run-down industrial area, offers a variety of active recreation, including skateboarding, biking, volleyball, kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding, minigolf, playgrounds and even bird-watching, with 85 species. (Associated Press)

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Rep. Jim Jordan said government officials in the Department of Energy’s loan office ignored the warning signs. He said a credit-rating firm has said the company was “a bad risk.” (Associated Press)

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Guard Jeremy Lin (17) created a global sensation after he was called up from the developmental league in December. He signed a three-year, $25 million deal with Houston, where he will wear No. 7. (Associated Press)

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Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack talks about the drought during the press briefing at the White House in Washington on Wednesday, July 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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“The 4% Solution: Unleashing the Economic Growth America Needs” is the first book released by The Bush Institute. (The Bush Institute)

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The swamp-soccer world championships are played in the marshes of Hyrynsalmi in eastern Finland, where players sink into the wet turf with every step. In the heat of the battle, the players get completely covered in mud. (Pohjolan Mylly/Special to The Washington Times)

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Tiger Woods has three British Open championships, at St. Andrews in 2000 and 2005, and at Royal Liverpool in 2006. His most recent major championship was the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines in 2008. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Donald Hassler, science program director at the Southwest Research Institute, is seen June 9, 2011, in his Boulder, Colo., office with a full-size replica of an instrument that will be placed on the NASA Mars rover Curiosity. The instrument will collect data about radiation on the Martian surface. (Associated Press/The Boulder Camera)

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Annabel Helms, 4, from the District, cools off in the water fountain at The Yards Park on Monday. The area is experiencing another surge of steamy weather. (Raymond Thompson/The Washington Times)

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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is expected to join Mitt Romney at a fundraiser in the state Monday, which is likely to increase speculation about him as a running mate. He’s seen as a conservative who’s strong on policy, with many accomplishments. (Associated Press)