Many 2020 Census Details Will Be Delayed Until 2023 – The New York Times

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Many 2020 Census Details Will Be Delayed Until 2023 – The New York Times

WASHINGTON — Two and a half years after the 2020 census stopped counting heads, the Census Bureau has yet to say how many children under age 5 live in Albuquerque, or how many women are in Sioux City. And it will remain that way for another year.

The bureau said this week that it would not be able to publish those statistics and many others until May 2023, and that much of the more granular data, combining answers to several questions, must wait until at least August 2023. The cause, it said, is a series of delays that began with the emergence of Covid-19 and continues with tortuous efforts to keep information on individual respondents private, as federal law requires.

It is the longest delay of census data in memory — as much as two years past a normal release date — and it is causing consternation among some who rely on those numbers to plan for the future.

NERC sounds alarm on solar tripping in ‘sobering’ summer reliability report | Utility Dive

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NERC sounds alarm on solar tripping in ‘sobering’ summer reliability report | Utility Dive

"The central and Western United States will face elevated reliability risks this summer, as extreme temperatures, drought conditions and higher peak demands challenge grid operators, according to analysis published Wednesday by the North American Electric Reliability Corp.
Among those regions, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator is at highest risk and could face a resource shortfall during normal operating conditions, NERC officials said. Peak demand in the region is expected to be 1.7% higher this year than last, while resource commitments declined in the operator’s most recent planning auction.
 
Grid operators may also struggle with cybersecurity threats, supply chain issues and the potential for disruptive wildfires, according to NERC officials. But the biggest long-term risk may be the unexpected tripping of solar resources during grid disturbances, for which NERC is currently developing new rules, they said."

 

Southern states suffered Census undercounts, bureau says | The Hill

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Southern states suffered Census undercounts, bureau says | The Hill

The decennial count of America’s population drastically undercounted the number of people who live in six states, the U.S. Census Bureau said Thursday, putting at risk billions of dollars in potential federal funding over the next decade.

Most of the states that suffered severe undercounts are in the South: A follow-up survey the bureau conducted after the 2020 count showed Arkansas’s population was undercounted by just over 5 percent, the populations of Mississippi and Tennessee were undercounted by more than 4 percent and Florida’s population came in almost 3.5 percent short.

The census undercounted populations in Texas and Illinois by 1.9 percent, the Bureau said in a press briefing Thursday.

The populations in eight states — Delaware, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island and Utah — were overestimated in the decennial count, the Bureau said.

Hawaii’s population was the most overcounted, by nearly 6.8 percent.

Winter ticks wiped out nearly 90% of the moose calves scientists tracked in part of Maine last year | Maine Public

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Winter ticks wiped out nearly 90% of the moose calves scientists tracked in part of Maine last year | Maine Public

Maine is home to the largest moose population in the lower 48 states. But in one of the moosiest corners of the state, nearly 90% of the calves tracked by biologists last winter didn’t survive their first year.

And the culprit? A tiny critter that is thriving in parts of Maine as the climate warms.

This story is part of our series "Climate Driven: A deep dive into Maine's response, one county at a time." Deep Dive Climate Driven

“You look at one data sheet after another of what we found in the woods on these moose and it’s the same profile every time: it is winter tick,” said Lee Kantar, the lead moose biologist with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

Winter ticks, which are sometimes called moose ticks, have been pestering Maine moose for about a century and likely longer. But their numbers have exploded in parts of Maine, New Hampshire, Minnesota and southern Canada. It’s not uncommon for biologists or hunters to find moose infested with 40,000, 75,000 or even 90,000 ticks. Some infested moose rub themselves virtually bald trying to scrape off the irritating ticks, creating the phenomenon known as “ghost moose.”

A look at how Democrats voted in recent primaries based on the Congressional Districts set forth by the special master

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A look at how Democrats voted in recent primaries based on the Congressional Districts set forth by the special master.

2016 Presidential Primary

Congressional District Clinton Sanders Primary Votes Clinton Primary Sanders Primary
1 25,371 22,870 48,254 52.6 47.4
2 30,119 22,017 52,165 57.7 42.2
3 37,393 24,607 62,555 59.8 39.3
4 45,528 26,556 72,636 62.7 36.6
5 57,518 24,006 82,385 69.8 29.1
6 35,116 24,643 60,391 58.1 40.8
7 40,861 38,296 79,803 51.2 48.0
8 50,430 25,750 77,225 65.3 33.3
9 58,049 34,764 93,980 61.8 37.0
10 73,119 49,223 123,436 59.2 39.9
11 26,940 25,118 52,806 51.0 47.6
12 94,720 39,374 135,111 70.1 29.1
13 74,856 43,669 119,811 62.5 36.4
14 46,486 27,755 74,937 62.0 37.0
15 55,863 24,051 80,778 69.2 29.8
16 59,293 26,589 86,259 68.7 30.8
17 44,163 28,773 70,929 62.3 40.6
18 28,058 31,003 37,758 74.3 82.1
19 29,569 42,305 72,303 40.9 58.5
20 36,053 41,527 78,126 46.1 53.2
21 19,371 31,850 51,568 37.6 61.8
22 30,438 29,494 60,439 50.4 48.8
23 27,424 33,267 61,357 44.7 54.2
24 21,028 24,802 37,664 55.8 65.9
25 39,636 36,885 76,913 51.5 48.0
26 45,182 40,935 86,765 52.1 47.2

2018 Gubernatorial Primary

Congressional District Nixon Votes Cuomo Votes Primary Voters Nixon Percent Cuomo Percent
1 9,612 24,837 39,074 24.6 63.6
2 8,600 28,197 36,768 23.4 76.7
3 11,034 32,092 43,853 25.2 73.2
4 9,843 39,412 50,062 19.7 78.7
5 11,014 63,099 74,865 14.7 84.3
6 15,697 35,233 51,890 30.3 67.9
7 35,405 38,493 74,943 47.2 51.4
8 14,035 58,824 74,115 18.9 79.4
9 31,839 63,058 96,527 33.0 65.3
10 59,859 52,835 115,819 51.7 45.6
11 14,629 30,012 45,596 32.1 65.8
12 47,472 63,419 112,452 42.2 56.4
13 35,166 69,194 106,012 33.2 65.3
14 17,560 50,197 68,866 25.5 72.9
15 12,563 56,514 70,111 17.9 80.6
16 16,885 53,164 70,822 23.8 75.1
17 18,861 39,368 59,646 31.6 66.0
18 19,799 28,763 49,318 40.1 58.3
19 24,834 26,213 51,755 48.0 50.6
20 25,597 24,366 52,330 48.9 46.6
21 13,921 14,104 28,476 48.9 49.5
22 15,785 20,801 37,163 42.5 56.0
23 16,011 24,403 41,490 38.6 58.8
24 12,247 14,770 27,330 44.8 54.0
25 18,519 29,005 48,223 38.4 60.1
26 20,244 40,656 62,063 32.6 65.5