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US: Lawmakers urge end of shoe duties under TPP
2013-07-12 14:35:17| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
A group of US lawmakers is calling on US officials to eliminate footwear duties from nations involved in the Tran-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade talks - including Vietnam.
EU lawmakers deal a blow to crop-based biofuels
2013-07-12 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: EU efforts to limit the use of crop-based biofuels, increasingly seen as doing the planet more harm than good, won parliamentary backing on Thursday in what a top biodiesel company called "a very bad blow". The vote in the European Parliament's environment committee will be followed by a plenary vote, expected in September. It will also require endorsement by EU member states, which are deeply divided on the issue. Environmental campaigners said Thursday's vote marked progress towards more...
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State Lawmakers Want A Crackdown On Fracking
2013-07-12 01:50:50| Waste Management - Topix.net
A group of Democrats in Michigan's Republican-controlled House introduced a package of bills Thursday that would tighten state regulation of hydraulic fracturing, which releases natural gas trapped in deep underground rock formations.
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UK lawmakers sound alarm on cyberattacks
2013-07-10 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Govt security committee warns risk of attacks is higher than ever.
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Lawmakers to NY Docs: Screen All Baby Boomers for Deadly Liver Disease
2013-07-01 11:44:38| Footwear - Topix.net
New York could become the first state to mandate that doctors make testing for hepatitis C, a deadly and widespread liver disease, a routine part of healthcare for baby boomers.
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