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Is Los Angeles poised to ban fracking?
March 7, 2014It would halt all forms of "extreme well stimulation," including fracking, and require an independent multi-agency study be conducted exploring the economic, environmental, and health impacts of such drilling operations.
Read moreOn health care “listening” tour, GOP Guinta ignores retirees
March 6, 2014When Guinta asked who in the room supported the Affordable Care Act, all audience members indicated their support.
Read moreObama budget funds job creation, ups minimum wage
March 5, 2014Obama's proposed budget for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1 would increase spending for innovative manufacturing and infrastructure improvements and raise the federal minimum wage.
Read moreYouth march and celebration inspires struggle for equality
March 5, 2014When Mayor Toni N. Harp declared Feb. 23, 2014 as "Craig Gauthier day in the City of New Haven," the overflow crowd at the Peoples Center burst into cheers.
Read moreAfter gas explosion, Chevron offers victims free pizza
February 28, 2014The Chevron-owned fracking well shot flames into the air with a powerful boom, starting a fire that burned intensely for four days afterward before it was extinguished.
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