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Hawaii's Kauai Island moves to curb gene-altered crops, pesticide testing
2013-10-16 17:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Lawmakers on the tropical island of Kauai, Hawaii, on Wednesday approved a hotly contested measure aimed at reining in widespread pesticide use by companies testing new genetically modified crops on the island. The Kauai County Council passed the bill by a vote of six to one after months of protests by islanders and mainland U.S. groups who wanted to see a range of broad controls on the global agrichemical companies that have found the island's tropical climate ideal for year-round testing of new...
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Vanguard may curb 401k trading by Southwest pilots
2013-10-11 01:39:21| Airlines - Topix.net
The mutual fund company is threatening to prevent Southwest Airlines pilots who subscribe to a monthly newsletter called 401k Maximizer from purchasing the three Vanguard funds in their union's retirement plan, according to officials at Vanguard, the pilots union and the newsletter.
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City works to curb fecal bacteria in creeks
2013-10-10 07:11:39| Waste Management - Topix.net
The city of Austin is working with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to curb fecal bacteria in Austin waterways.
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Controller Thomas DiNapoli to MTA: Cut waste to curb fare, toll increases
2013-09-27 18:21:11| Railroads - Topix.net
The MTA should start cutting waste now so that commuters don't get socked with massive fare and toll increases later.
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New US bill aims to curb NSA collection of phone and other records
2013-09-26 14:16:29| InfoWorld: Top News
A bipartisan group of four U.S. lawmakers has introduced legislation that will prohibit bulk collection of phone records of Americans. Called the Intelligence Oversight and Surveillance Reform Act, the bill introduced by Democratic Senators Ron Wyden, Mark Udall and Richard Blumenthal, and Republican Senator Rand Paul will also provide for the creation of a "constitutional advocate" to argue against the government in significant cases before the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. It will also set up a process for making significant FISC decisions public.
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