Articles by John Upton
John Upton is a reporter at Climate Central.
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California’s cap-and-trade program pays loggers to clearcut old-growth forests
Idiotic, right? That's why enviros are calling on the state to change its rules.
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Vermont expands solar net metering, gives finger to ALEC
The polluter-funded American Legislative Exchange Council has also failed to roll back solar programs in Utah, Washington, and Arizona.
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Congress members ask EPA to reopen three fracking investigations
Eight U.S. reps are calling on the EPA to research possible links between fracking and water pollution. The agency abandoned the investigations over the last two years.
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Republican’s bill calls for weather forecasting, not climate forecasting
An Oklahoma rep wants to defund climate research because 48 Oklahomans were killed last year by tornadoes. Seriously.