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$New Jersey Senate passes fracking waste ban$

New Jersey Senate passes fracking waste ban

May 13, 2014 By Blake Skylar

Now the State Assembly must vote in favor of it, as well, and there's only a limited amount of time, as the state legislature goes on recess in late June.

Fast food protests to go global May 15

May 12, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

Demonstrations are planned for New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and 147 other U.S. cities and also on five other continents.

$Beverly Hills becomes a frack-free zone$

Beverly Hills becomes a frack-free zone

May 9, 2014 By Blake Skylar

Starting June 6, a ban on fracking will go into effect in Beverly Hills, making it the first municipality in California to say "no" to the harmful gas extraction process.

South Africa 2014 elections: ANC triumphs, opposition gains ground

May 9, 2014 By Mark Waller

A new R1-trillion [$96 billion] economic and social infrastructure program aims to transform many poor areas by building new roads, rail links, ports, universities and schools.

Obama, EPA moving forward on climate change

May 6, 2014 By Blake Skylar

The Obama administration is developing a more aggressive policy on environmental issues, as the president increasingly sees fighting climate change as one of the core components of his legacy.