Nation Jul 25 Wind power can be a major source of tax revenue, but officials struggle to get communities invested An Associated Press analysis of county tax data from local governments in Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska found wind companies rank among the biggest taxpayers in many rural communities, with their total tax bills at times outstripping that of large farms,…
Science Jul 11 An incomplete list of broken heat records this year Temperatures in India, the Middle East, and the U.S. Southwest have been exceptionally hot in 2024.
Nation May 31 2023 set a record for U.S. heat deaths. Why 2024 could be even deadlier An Associated Press analysis of federal data shows that about 2,300 people in the United States died in the summer of 2023 with their death certificates mentioning the effects of excessive heat. That's the highest in 45 years of records.
World Nov 08 Fossil fuel interests have large, yet often murky, presence at climate talks, AP analysis finds Close to 400 people connected to fossil fuel industries in some way or another attended last year's United Nations' climate talks in Egypt.