The Boston Zoning Commission voted to approve a new zoning standard requiring new buildings to meet net zero carbon emissions ...

Boston City Councilor Sharon Durkan proposed a new tax on sugar-sweetened beverages Jan. 15, aiming to combat the ...

Of the nearly 500 readers who responded to our poll, the majority (70%) said they wouldn't support a tax on sugary drinks.

SSBs are the single largest source of calories and added sugar in American diets, according to Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of ...

Discouraging soda drinking has been a public-health aim for decades. But the beverage is still embedded in American life.

The money collected from this additional tax would then be used for public health initiatives such as fighting obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.

The Boston City Council is proposing a tax on sugary drinks, saying the money on unhealthy beverages can be put to good use.

Sugary drinks pose substantial health risks ... Laura Lara-Castor, PhD, from Tufts University in Boston, and colleagues incorporated data from the Global Dietary Database to estimate SSB ...

Boston city councilors plan to hold a hearing on the issue. A new city tax on sugary drinks would require approval from state ...

The Boston City Council plans to discuss the possibility of imposing a new local tax on sodas and other sugary drinks. Councilor Sharon Durkan introduced a measure Wednesday that seeks to explore ...