Environment

Barack Obama - 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. A 2011 Ford Escape Hybrid LTD is shown at a Ford exhibit at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead. Fla. Ford's January, 2011 retail sales climbed 27 percent versus year ago - the largest retail sales increase to begin a year in more than a decade; retail sales were up 35 percent for cars, 22 percent for utilities and 24 percent for trucks.(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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Satellite images show the Barzah Research and Development Center in Syria on Friday (top) and on Sunday. The parameters of presidential powers for such a strike are far from clear. Story, A6. (Associated Press)

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More than 200 million eggs from a North Carolina farm have been recalled because of bacterial contamination. (Associated Press)

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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said a chemical weapons attack "could very easily happen" on American soil. (Associated Press)

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Inhabitant of Monkey Island, one of the Mombacho Islets in Lake Nicaragua (Photograph by Jacquie Kubin / Special to The Washington Times)

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An overturned dump truck snarled traffic on New York Avenue snarled morning traffic. (photo: Ann Wog)

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Illustration on the growth and influence of Amazon.com by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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I am not a target of the investigation .... (Illustration by Michael Ramirez for Creators Syndicate)

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Screen capture from the U.S. Geological Survey

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A new poll reveals that 7-out-of-10 Americans believe they work harder than Congress. Only 15 percent said Congress works harder. (Associated Press)

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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt attends a news conference at the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, Tuesday, April 3, 2018, on his decision to scrap Obama administration fuel standards. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski brings in the top three recruits in the country next season.

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FILE - In this April 3, 2018 file photo Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt speaks at a news conference at the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington. Pruitt indicated this week he may target a longstanding federal waiver that allows California to set its own, tougher tailpipe emission standards, an exception that's allowed the state to prod the rest of nation to do more against air pollution and climate change for a half-century. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik,File)

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FILE - In this April 3, 2018 file photo Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt speaks at a news conference at the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington. Pruitt indicated this week he may target a longstanding federal waiver that allows California to set its own, tougher tailpipe emission standards, an exception that's allowed the state to prod the rest of nation to do more against air pollution and climate change for a half-century. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik,File)

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"CHlCKS ARE lN" is a dangerous temptation for children everywhere. More dangerous than cotton candy, fire crackers, video games and bad words. (Charles Hurt/The Washington Times)

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Scott Pruitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, has consistently courted controversy with expenses for living, travel and work. (Associated Press/File)

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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt paid a powerful lobbyist $50 a night to stay at this condo on Capitol Hill. Even the cheapest single rooms in the major-chain hotels in that neighborhood typically start at four or five times that amount. (Associated Press/File)