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Indian Legislators Wake Up to Climate Change

2014-06-08 17:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Inter Press Service: Ramanjareyulu, a 55-year-old farmer from the southern India state of Andhra Pradesh, has been struggling to find his feet ever since inadequate rainfall dealt a blow to his harvest of groundnut and red gram (a pulse crop that grows primarily in India). A man who once sustained his family of five off his small patch of farmland, Ramanjareyulu now finds himself in abject poverty, and is considering joining a massive exodus of farmers heading for the big cities like Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad...

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Legislators have questions about industrial waste landfill

2014-05-14 08:26:20| Waste Management - Topix.net

A state environmental official Tuesday stood by the decision to permit a north Baton Rouge landfill but indicated issues raised could bring new regulations.

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Here's What Legislators Accomplished in Hartford This Session

2014-05-09 11:26:12| Industrial Machines - Topix.net

Connecticut legislators worked up until the very last minute of the 2014 legislative session as it came to a close Wednesday night, and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says many priorities were accomplished.

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Obama, Legislators Tackle Bulk Surveillance Issue

2014-03-25 21:28:34| TechNewsWorld

The political frenzy over the NSAy's collection of Americans' bulk telephone metadata is escalating, with both the White House and the U.S. House of Representatives' Intelligence Committee announcing plans to introduce legislation to regulate the practice. The White House's proposal reportedly would require phone companies to store the data and provide it under a court order.

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