Articles by Sr. Staff Writer Nathanael Johnson
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Remember that bulldozed rainforest? We have pretty good news!
A patch of Indonesian rainforest was cut down for palm-oil production. The company involved just announced a moratorium on all forest clearance.
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Soda ads with health warnings? That’s about to be a real thing
San Francisco voters turned down a tax, but its legislators have now required prominent warnings on all sugary-beverage marketing.
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What’s tastier than free guac? Chipotle’s new employee benefits
Chipotle got flak for its "No GMOs" announcement. But its new benefits policy is the kind of change that really can make a difference.
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Lots of crazy claims about soda taxes. Which panned out?
Now that the experiment with taxing sugary drinks is underway, we look at which arguments by backers and opponents have come true -- and which were hot air.