POLICY

Economists Discover Net Benefit in Soda Tax

The study observed that soda taxes would yield more benefit at the state level than they would at the city level, both because they cover more people and because buying tax-free soda just outside the city, which some people do, dilutes the benefits of a tax

Trump to Ban Foreign Telecom Gear That Poses Security Risk, Namely Huawei

Huawei said banning it from the United States would ultimately hurt American businesses. On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order prohibiting US firms from using telecom gear from sources that the administration considers national security threats.

Manmade Structures in Waterways Are Severely Damaging Ecosystems

Dams and reservoirs are said to be having a negative affect on the planet’s ecosystems. An estimated two-thirds of the Earth's longest rivers have been corrupted by dams, reservoirs or other manmade structures, seriously harming some of the most important ecosystems on the planet, researchers said Wednesday.

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