Legalization of marijuana in California has helped some financial institutions in the state increase their assets at the same time many banks, feeling stifled by federal regulations, deny services to licensed growers, manufacturers ...
Economics & Business
Jan 19, 2022
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Reducing fine particle mortality in a conurbation by two-thirds could be achieved at a cost that is much lower than the value of the societal and economic benefits obtained, according to a study by a multidisciplinary team ...
Environment
Jan 13, 2022
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There is no doubt that the pandemic has had a devastating impact on South Africa and its economy. During economic crises, women often pay a heavy price and COVID-19 is no exception.
Economics & Business
Dec 13, 2021
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Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which is considered by many to be the most significant battle over abortion rights in decades. If the court upholds the Mississippi ...
Political science
Dec 10, 2021
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Plans to restore Indonesian peatlands are a cost-effective strategy for reducing the impacts of peatland fires to the environment, climate and human health, says a new study.
Environment
Dec 2, 2021
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Trains have been on the sidelines of electrification efforts for a long time in the U.S. because they account for only 2% of transportation sector emissions, but diesel freight trains emit 35 million metric tons of carbon ...
Environment
Nov 24, 2021
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Researchers from the Centre for Health Economics at Monash University have found that people who live closer to pokies venues are more likely to gamble, experience financial hardship, become insolvent or bankrupt, and report ...
Social Sciences
Oct 22, 2021
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The United States-Mexico border should be fully reopened—with people on both sides given easier and expanded access to vaccines in the U.S.—according to a new brief from Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Political science
Jul 23, 2021
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The industrialized world has responded in disparate ways to the emergence of the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, and the ensuing pandemic it caused, COVID-19. Technology was repursosed to track and monitor the disease and ...
Social Sciences
Jul 22, 2021
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With the prospect of a lengthier lockdown looming over Sydney, the idea of "living with the virus" has resurfaced.
Economics & Business
Jul 9, 2021
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