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How do national parks affect the economy?

National park visitor spending contributes to local GDP, jobs, and wages.

https://usafacts.org/articles/how-do-national-parks-affect-the-economy/?

Analyst Notes: Are e-bikes dangerous? It’s surprisingly hard to know.

Injuries and fatalities for e-bikes and e-scooters have increased over the past several years, but does the data exist to help us understand why?

https://usafacts.org/articles/analyst-notes/just-how-dangerous-are-e-bikes-its-surprisingly-hard-to-know/?

One last fact

Milk production in the US has doubled since 1975, but people drink nearly half as much milk as back then. Yet, people are drinking 48.6% less milk now than they did back then. Where’s the other half of the milk going? Yogurt! (And other dairy products!) Today, people eat more than seven times the amount of yogurt than they did in 1975.

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America's public data has a trust problem. Now what?

Americans are calling for better data and better discourse. How can we answer that call?

https://usafacts.org/articles/americas-data-has-a-trust-problem-now-what/?

Are AI data centers driving up your electric bill? A USAFacts deep dive.

Grab your favorite beverage and comfiest chair, because we’re going to learn some things.

https://usafacts.org/articles/are-ai-data-centers-driving-up-your-electric-bill/?

One last fact

Every state has some form of mail-in voting. And although “voting by mail” and “absentee voting” both often refer to mailed-in ballots and are sometimes used interchangeably, they differ slightly. Voting by mail is a voting method. According to the Census Bureau, 29% of voters nationwide voted by mail in the 2024 presidential election. Eight states mail ballots to every registered voter in their state. In states where in-person Election Day voting is the norm, “absentee” is most commonly used to describe voters who request to submit their ballots by mail, drop-off, or early in-person voting because they are unable to vote on Election Day.