7 things we learned across the US from Tuesday's elections
The controversial natural-gas extraction technique enjoys support among those who welcome the jobs drilling brings, while others oppose fracking for environmental reasons. A handful of anti-fracking questions were on ballots in California, Texas and …
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Supporters of Fracking Ban Face New Wave of McCarthyism in Denton, Texas
In Denton, Texas, a college town north of Dallas that sits atop the Barnett Shale formation, the fight over a referendum banning fracking within city limits is in the final stretch. The local ballot initiative has global implications, with the energy …
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Thumbs Up For Higher Minimum Wages, And For Marijuana Industry
"People understand that $ 7.25 is not nearly enough to make ends meet," Christine Owens, director of the National Employment Project Action Fund, said in a statement. "This is a clear mandate for minimum and living wage proponents to soldier on until we …
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