Tag: Outsized

Waste industry has outsized role in shaping NH’s new landfill regulations

Other states dump trash in New Hampshire at a rate of around 900,000 tons per year, in large part because those neighbors have significantly stricter landfill rules. The Department of Environmental Services says its new regulations – currently in the process of being updated, as required every decade – will be more protective of human […]

US supreme court to have outsized influence in 2024 election

The US supreme court, stacked with rightwing justices appointed by Donald Trump and facing a crisis of public confidence in its impartiality, has been thrust into the thick of the 2024 presidential election through a number of highly charged and critical cases. Last week’s dynamite ruling from the Colorado supreme court disqualifying Trump from the […]

A Month After Xi Jinping Meets With Iowan Farmers, China’s Outsized Impact On US Commodity Markets Is Made Clear With Historic Buying Spree

Big Purchase Between October and mid-December 2023, China purchased a massive amount of wheat, totaling 60 million bushels. This included a record-breaking weekly total of 55 million bushels. This unexpected development occurred when U.S. wheat prices had recently hit multi-year lows. Despite initial indications of a record-low year for U.S. wheat exports in 2023/24, China’s […]