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Massachusetts seeks 10-yr ban on gas fracking after series of Texas quakes

An environmental committee at Massachusetts Statehouse has approved a bill, imposing a 10-year ban on fracking for natural gas. The move comes as a wave of earthquakes in Texas has raised new concerns over the controversial drilling technique. The Massachusetts fracking moratorium bill is designed […] Continue reading →

Is Ted Cruz soft on immigration, too?

This article was originally published by watchdog.org. In his novel “The Tortilla Curtain,” T.C. Boyle writes about a coyote that prowls the border between nature and the outer suburbs, sneaking into back yards to snack on pets. Continue reading →

Trouble in Obama's back yard?

Six weeks ago a poll that suggested Obama may be in trouble in suburban Cook County was widely dismissed as an outlier. Not only does a new poll of Illinois’ 10th Congressional District, which includes parts of northern Cook County, show that Illinois suburbanites are turning against the President, but a news report suggests the […] Continue reading →