This Is the State With the Highest Cigarette Tax
Although the percentage of U.S. adult smokers has declined in recent years, states still rake in enormous revenues from taxes on cigarette sales.
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City of London takes climate fire ahead of COP26
By David Callaway, Callaway Climate Insights When I was a young foreign correspondent in the City of London in the ‘90s, I often marveled at how different that small “Square Mile” was from the…
Exxon vote a critical climate test for Wall Street; plus inflation disables solar
By David Callaway, Callaway Climate Insights A more dramatic test of Wall Street’s commitment to financing a climate transition to renewable energy couldn’t have been devised this week, even by Hollywood or the network…
This Is the State With the Worst Economy
The state with the worst economy, based on economic and employment growth, the poverty rate and other factors, is Louisiana.
This Is the County Where the Most People Struggle With Debt
More than 70 million Americans have debt in collections, and certain parts of the country are more affected than others.
This State Had the Biggest Population Growth in the Past 10 Years
The U.S. census has been conducted once every decade since 1790. The first results of the 2020 survey were released in April, and they show that the country’s population grew over the previous 10…
Larry Summers’ ESG investing tip; plus carbon trading starts in UK
By David Callaway, Callaway Climate Insights Asked what he would do about ESG if he ran a big university endowment, former Treasury secretary and Harvard University President Larry Summers told a Citi sustainability conference this…
This Is the American County With the Most Student Debt
One South Carolina county has the most student debt among all counties in the United States.
This Is the World’s Largest Country
The largest nation based on square mileage by far is Russia, which is much larger than the next on the list, Canada.
ZEUS: Making your company a climate innovator, with Trane’s Scott Tew
By David Callaway, Callaway Climate Insights SAN FRANCISCO (Callaway Climate Insights) — One of the darlings of the boom in environmental, social and governance stocks in the past year has been Trane Technologies (TT), which…
This Is the College Major With the Lowest Unemployment
24/7 Wall St. has determined which college major has the lowest unemployment rate. That rate is effectively zero.
This Was the Most Visited National Park in 2020
To identify the most visited national park in 2020, 24/7 Tempo reviewed data from the National Park Service’s annual visitation report.
This Is the State Where People Expect to Lose Their Income
The Household Pulse Survey reveals that the state where people are most likely to face a loss in employment income is home to Las Vegas.
The State Where the Most People Are Likely to Go Hungry
The Household Pulse Survey reveals that the state where people are most likely to lack enough to eat is in the South.
The State Where the Most People Are Likely to Run Out of Money
The Household Pulse Survey reveals that the state where people are most likely to have difficulty paying for household expenses is in the South.