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Introduction This preview introduces a special series of articles that will begin Monday, August 29. The articles examine the often unclear issues, vague enforcement standards and their frequently expensive and dire consequences for farmers, other land owners and the environment. The articles — with extensive documentation and links to regulations, laws, court casees […]
Total Wine & More has sued the State of Connecticut in U.S. District Court charging that the law which sets minimum prices on wine and spirits violates the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. Total Wines’s complaint alleges that consumers in Connecticut pay as must as 24% higher prices for the identical products sold in neighboring states. […]
Source: National Alcohol Beverage Control Association (NABCA)
Source (and interactive chart at): Nielsen
By Lewis Perdue In the Beginning Was The Act When Congress passed the Clean Water Act (CWA) in 1972, it did so in the early days of the environmental movement when chemical companies discharged waste and sludge into rivers and streams. Also common was navigable waterway channel dredging that resulted in massive dumping of toxic […]
Source: Gallup
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration via Washington Post
Wine Club pioneer Global Wine Company “decommissions” itself, sources say it has been acquired by a competitor. High-profile, wine expert-driven wine shipper, Global Wine Club (GWC) of San Rafael has “decommissioned “itself and may have been acquired by a competitor. The sale and “decommissioning” may have been hastened by increased competition in the direct-to-consumer […]
Source: Crowdfund Capital Advisors