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Single-use plastic bag ban will not help, environmental risk specialist says
A proposed state-wide tax on single-use plastic bags currently stalled in the Illinois Senate, along with unenacted bans on the bags, needs to remain that way, an environmental risk specialist said during a recent interview.
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From Chicago City Wire
Are taxes and bans the future of plastic shopping bags in Illinois?
The state legislature adjourned before taking action on Senate Bill 1597, which would require Illinois consumers to pay a 5 cent fee for every single-use paper or plastic bag, but similar proposals are being considered at the county and local levels.
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CEI: Trump’s Trade War Isn’t Working Because Tariffs Hurt Americans
The Trump administration recently announced a trade agreement that will replace the 24-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
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MURRAY: U.S. should re-engage with World Trade Organization for everyone's sake
Last week, President Trump threatened to pull out of the World Trade Organization, which he called “the single worst trade deal ever made.”
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Lewis: Freezing the Paris Climate Accord is a job for the Senate
Why would we want to remain in a club that’s organized to pressure and browbeat us into acting against our best interests and better judgment? Suppose also that someone signed us up without our consent. Why would we reward such trickery and endure years of nagging, scolding and bad advice?