Jason Grotto

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2025: The Year in Graphics (4x3 animated GIF V2)

Year in Review: 2025 in Graphics, Maps, and Visual Stories

The Year in Graphics

December 12, 2025

December 12, 2025

Year in Review: 2025 in Graphics, Maps, and Visual Stories

The Year in Graphics

2025: The Year in Graphics (4x3 animated GIF V2)

December 24, 2024

December 24, 2024

2024: The Year in Graphics

The Year in Graphics

2024 Year in Graphics

February 1, 2024

February 1, 2024

UK Regulator Probes Wind Power Overstatement

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February 1, 2024

February 1, 2024

Wind Farms Are Overstating Their Output — And Consumers Are Paying For It

Some of Europe’s biggest energy firms are overstating how much wind power they’ll add to the UK’s creaking grid — receiving millions to flick the off switch.

Prominent Tories Push For Change To England's Onshore Wind Farm Rules

August 1, 2023

August 1, 2023

UK Consumers Needed Energy Relief — a Loophole Lost Them Millions

Drax, one of the country’s biggest energy producers, managed to avoid returning hundreds of millions to households during a historic cost-of-living crisis.

UK Consumers Needed Energy Relief — a Loophole Lost Them Millions

March 23, 2023

March 23, 2023

Consumers Foot the Bill for Traders ‘Manipulating’ UK Power Market

Some of the UK’s biggest energy companies have received £525 million from a practice that regulators say drives prices higher.

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October 20, 2022

October 20, 2022

Small Gunmakers Find State Weapons Bans Offer a Lucrative Niche

There are more gun makers than ever. Some stand out by making AR-15-like rifles that outmaneuver regulators.

Small Gunmakers Find State Weapons Bans Offer a Lucrative Niche

December 23, 2021

December 23, 2021

Local Assessors Seek Federal Help to Make Property Taxes Fairer

Municipal officials want information from Fannie and Freddie’s appraisal database.

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December 20, 2021

December 20, 2021

Unfair and Unpaid: A Property Tax Money Machine Crushes Families

Penalties, foreclosures and unjust levies produce returns for investors

Unfair and Unpaid: A Property Tax Money Machine Crushes Families

October 14, 2021

October 14, 2021

Five Key Takeaways From Bloomberg’s Study of NYC Property Taxes

An analysis of millions of city records shows that an opaque system and questionable data shift the tax burden away from the wealthy.

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October 14, 2021

October 14, 2021

Methodology: How Bloomberg Examined New York City’s Valuation of Class 2 Residential Properties

The methodology for Bloomberg Businessweek's investigation into New York City's property-tax system, which undervalues expensive properties and overvalues low-priced ones, leading to unfair bills.

Methodology: How Bloomberg Examined New York City’s Valuation of Class 2 Residential Properties

October 14, 2021

October 14, 2021

How a $2 Million Luxury Condo in Brooklyn Ends Up With a $157 Tax Bill

New York City's property tax system skews home values—and lower and middle income areas get stuck with unfair bills.

How a $2 Million Luxury Condo in Brooklyn Ends Up With a $157 Tax Bill

March 9, 2021

March 9, 2021

How Unfair Property Taxes Keep Black Families From Gaining Wealth

Flawed assessments for America’s $500 billion in annual property taxes hit Black neighborhoods hardest.

How Unfair Property Taxes Keep Black Families From Gaining Wealth

August 26, 2020

August 26, 2020

Phantom Companies Got More Than $1 Billion in Coronavirus Aid

The number of $10,000 Small Business Administration grants exceeded the number of eligible applicants in many places.

Phantom Companies Got More Than $1 Billion in Coronavirus Aid

August 22, 2020

August 22, 2020

Virus Aid Reached More Small Firms in Last Weeks, New Data Show

Restaurants And Theaters Reopen As Georgia Moves Forward With Plans

July 30, 2020

July 30, 2020

White America Got a Head Start on Small-Business Virus Relief

It took a second round of funding for Hispanic and Black areas to catch up.

White America Got a Head Start on Small-Business Virus Relief

July 15, 2020

July 15, 2020

PPP Data Get Murky on Wrong Congress District for 226,000 Loans

Texas Is Showing the World How to Reopen Cautiously

July 6, 2020

July 6, 2020

Where $521 Billion in U.S. Small-Business Aid Went

The Paycheck Protection Program has distributed $521 billion in loans to more than 4.8 million small businesses.

Where $521 Billion in U.S. Small-Business Aid Went

May 11, 2020

May 11, 2020

Small Firms Join Rush to Return Loans After Rules Revisions

President Trump Holds Meeting With Industry Executives On Plan For Opening Up America

May 5, 2020

May 5, 2020

Coal Snags $31 Million in U.S. Stimulus Loans for Small Business

Money Is Trickling Into Appalachia Again As Miners Extract Signing Bonuses And Coal Production Rises