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Commuters could save big under new NYC law
2015-12-14 20:51:52| Railroads - Topix.net
A rider exits a New Jersey Transit bus at the Port Authority bus terminal. Beginning Jan. 1, all companies with 20 or more employees will be required to offer workers the opportunity to use pre-tax dollars to purchase train, bus, or ferry tickets.
Trying to overturn a US gun law
2015-12-09 01:04:36| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Safety campaigners want more checks on gun sellers
WTO says Canada and Mexico can impose $1.01bn in retaliatory tarrifs on US over COOL law
2015-12-09 01:00:00| Food Processing Technology
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has stated that Canada and Mexico can place $1.01bn in tariffs on US products in retaliation for its country of origin labelling (COOL) law, which the global trade body claims is discriminatory.
Proposed law may remove indigenous land rights in Brazil
2015-12-02 13:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Maria Valdenice Nukini believes it's her duty to protect her ancestral territory in northern Brazil and raise awareness of the role indigenous communities play in protecting nature. That's why she recently traveled 4,700 kilometers from her isolated reserve in the northern state of Acre to Rio de Janeiro to protest oil and gas exploration that may take place near her community, located on the border with Peru. "Brazil is so big and there are so many other places to look for gas. Why do they want...
New US Asteroid Mining Law Could Violate International Space Treaty
2015-12-01 00:59:10| TechNewsWorld
President Obama last week signed the U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act, which governs ownership of asteroid resources, possibly triggering a new battle in the commercial space race. Section 5103 of the Act gives U.S. companies the right to resources mined from asteroids, although it does not give them rights to the asteroids themselves.
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