"Florida Passes Conservation Amendment"
"Florida voters have passed a measure that designates billions of dollars to conservation efforts over the next 20 years."
Source: AP, 11/05/2014
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"Denton Voters Approving State’a First Ban on Hydraulic Fracturing"
"DENTON — In a state where the oil and gas industry is king, Denton on Tuesday was poised to become the first city in Texas to ban hydraulic fracturing with voters approving a grassroots initiative against the controversial drilling method."
Source: Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, 11/05/2014
"Maui Ballot Initiative to Ban GMOs Passes"
"A Maui County ban on genetically modified crops pulled off a stunning turnaround late Tuesday night. After trailing by 19 points in the first two printouts, the ballot initiative took the lead, passing by more than 1000 votes."
Source: Hawaii Public Radio, 11/05/2014
"Republican-Led Senate To Seek Keystone Approval, Dare Obama To Veto"
"A top priority for a Republican-led Senate will be to send President Barack Obama a bill to authorize the Keystone XL pipeline and dare him to veto it."
Source: Bloomberg, 11/05/2014
"Tom Steyer, Greens Have Rough Night at the Polls"
"For Tom Steyer and other environmentalists, $85 million wasn’t enough to help Democrats keep the Senate blue or win more than a single governor’s mansion in Tuesday’s toughest races."
Source: Politico, 11/05/2014
"On The Trail To Preserve Appalachia's Bounty Of Heirloom Crops"
"Appalachia may be one of the poorest regions of the U.S., but when it comes to heirloom crops, it's got the riches."
Source: NPR, 11/04/2014
"Water Wars Between Florida, Georgia Advance At U.S. Supreme Court"
"Florida's water war against Georgia advanced as the U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear an interstate dispute on whether Atlanta's suburbs are sucking dry the river flow that feeds the oyster beds and fisheries of the northern Gulf Coast."
Source: Reuters, 11/04/2014
"FERC Faces Heightened Scrutiny as Gas Projects Proliferate"
"The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission these days is drawing a crowd of companies promoting projects linked to the U.S. natural gas boom and protesters who say the agency blithely greenlights too many pipelines, export terminals and other gas infrastructure."
Source: Greenwire, 11/04/2014
New Jersey: Open-Space Ballot Question Remains Divisive
"With only a week before voters go to the polls to decide on an open-space preservation plan, seldom has such a proposal caused as much of a rift on this issue -- one widely embraced in the past. Not this time."
Source: NJ Spotlight, 11/04/2014
"Florida Ballot Amendment Seeks To Fund Land Conservation"
"Florida environmentalists are hoping voters will approve a ballot amendment on Tuesday to fund the purchase and conservation of land critical to protecting the state's water supply."
Source: Reuters, 11/04/2014
