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May 21, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and plastic bag bans
Published by Elaine Schwartz at May 21, 2019
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The Unintended Consequences of Plastic Bag Bans

Although plastic bag bans do help the environment, they also create unintended consequences that might make them less desirable.

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May 31, 2018
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and hog farms
Published by Elaine Schwartz at May 31, 2018
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Law and Odor at a North Carolina Hog Farm

You have a regulatory dispute when North Carolina's hog farmers want to use their less costly manure lagoons while neighbors, objecting to the smells, want legal limits.

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January 16, 2018
hot fast food beverages
Published by Elaine Schwartz at January 16, 2018
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Why the U.K. Wants a Latte Levy

Because the polyethylene in coffee cups prevents proper recycling, the British parliament is considering a latte levy to solve the problem.

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October 1, 2017
Poland's butter prices
Published by Elaine Schwartz at October 1, 2017
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All You Never Knew About Denmark’s Fat Tax

At the end of 2011, Denmark got a fat tax. Today, they still cannot decide if it worked. The Skinny on Denmark’s Fat Tax Denmark’s lawmakers […]

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