Environment

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The multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4) receives a landing craft air cushion (LCAC) as it transits near the Haitian coast. Nassau is deployed as part of the Nassau Amphibious Ready Group with the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) supporting Operation Unified Response, the humanitarian aid and disaster relief mission in Haiti in the aftermath of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason R. Zalasky/Released)

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The future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), front, and ships from the Peruvian navy are underway in formation during a passing exercise in the Pacific Ocean. America is traveling through the U.S. Southern Command and U.S. 4th Fleet area of responsibility on its maiden transit, “America Visits the Americas.” The ship is scheduled to be commissioned Oct. 11 in San Francisco. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan Riley/Released)

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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio talks about environmental initiatives on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," April 22, 2019. (Image: MSNBC screenshot)

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2020 Democratic presidential candidate Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, left, talks with climate analyst John Davis, of Hamburg, Iowa, while touring flood damage, Friday, April 12, 2019, in Hamburg, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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A nationwide study released Tuesday that U.S. homes with solar-energy systems sold for an average of 4.1 percent more than nonsolar homes. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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More than 30 homes were damaged when a tornado flattened part of Franklin, Texas. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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A car lies upside down in a ditch following a tornado in Texas.

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Illustration on climate change by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Technicians stand next to the SpaceIL lunar module, an unmanned spacecraft, is on display in a special "clean room" where the space craft is being developed, during a press tour of their facility near Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018. SpaceIL and the state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries plan to launch their unmanned spacecraft to the moon early in 2019. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

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Evacuees wade down a flooded section of Interstate 610 as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston. The remnants of Hurricane Harvey sent devastating floods pouring into Houston Sunday as rising water chased thousands of people to rooftops or higher ground. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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Illustration on U.S. policy and global health by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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The Oshkosh M-ATV is a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle developed by the Oshkosh Corporation for the MRAP All Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) program. Intended to replace M1114 HMMWVs, it is designed to provide the same levels of protection as the larger and heavier previous MRAPs but with improved mobility

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The RG-31 Nyala is a 4×4 multi-purpose mine-resistant ambush protected infantry mobility vehicle manufactured in South Africa by Land Systems OMC (the division of Denel SOC LTD, located in Benoni, South Africa) and in Turkey by FNSS Defence Systems.[2] It is based on the Mamba APC of TFM Industries. The RG-31 is built from a V-shaped all-steel welded armor monocoque hull and high suspension, typical of South African mine protected vehicles, providing excellent small-arms and mine blast protection. The vehicle is designed to resist a blast equivalent to two TM-57 anti-tank mines detonating simultaneously.

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In this photo taken Sept. 8, 2011, Chicago firefighter Steve Chikerotis stands outside his home in Chicago. Ten years ago, Chikerotis went to Ground Zero with a group of about 100 Chicago firefighters on Sept 12, 2001, to help with emergency response. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)