Spread across more than 1,900 acres, the 180 MW Madison Fields project will be one of North America’s largest test grounds for research into agrivoltaics — essentially farming between the rows on photovoltaic solar projects.
How 9 mistakenly discarded ballots in Luzerne County, Pa., fueled Trump’s 2020 lies about elections
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Pennsylvania’s free newsletter here.New details about a 2020 case of accidentally discarded ballots in Luzerne County …
As Wildfire Season Approaches, Phytoplankton Take On Fires’ Trickiest Emissions
Just last year wildfires generated over 2.1 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions around the globe. That’s the equivalent of driving 500 million gas-powered cars around for a year, according to the EPA. With the wildfire season burning its way through this summer, several research groups are now working to demonstrate one small plant […]
How the Cop-Biting Council Member Helped Keep Brooklyn’s Democratic Boss in Power
When Brooklyn Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn rushed to the criminal court arraignment of City Councilmember Susan Zhuang after Zhuang appeared to bite a police officer during a heated protest against a proposed Bensonhurst homeless shelter, it made for a head-scratching spectacle. Bichotte Hermelyn had railed against neighborhoods that pushed back on hosting shelters, especially in […]
One in Six NYCHA Playgrounds Is Closed Despite Mayor Adams’ Repair Vow

When Eric Adams ran for mayor, he pledged to prioritize the repairs of what were then 89 broken-down public housing playgrounds. Yet the number of New York City Housing Authority playgrounds closed this summer has spiked to 117 out of a total of 695 playgrounds. That’s up from 71 closed last year, records obtained by […]
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Maternity Care in Rural Areas Is in Crisis. Can More Doulas Help?
Rural communities are losing access to maternity care, raising the risk of pregnancy complications, especially for Black women, who face higher rates of maternal mortality. Now, a Georgia medical school is trying to help by training doulas, practitioners who offer patients extra support before, during, and after childbirth.
Why Many Nonprofit (Wink, Wink) Hospitals Are Rolling in Money
Legal maneuvering, industry lobbying, and lax IRS oversight leave lots of room for “operating surpluses.”
Not All Companies Disclose Emissions From Their Investments, and That’s a Problem for Investors
Indirect emissions from a company’s financial investments can be tricky to measure, but a new study is putting a number on a hidden carbon footprint in the oil and gas sector. Using satellite data from Climate TRACE to analyze oil fields, Clarity AI found that a sample portfolio containing the world’s top 20 oil and […]
Election officials send the U.S. Postal Service a sharp message: The mail must go through
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Arizonans left off voter rolls just before primary because of problems with their forms, analysis shows
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Arizona’s free newsletter here.Many Arizona residents seeking to register to vote ahead of Tuesday’s primary were bloc…