Articles by Senior Data Reporter Clayton Aldern
Clayton Aldern is a data reporter and data visualization developer. He has contributed to reporting teams that have won various awards, including a national Edward R. Murrow Award, multiple Online Journalism Awards, multiple Sigma Awards, and the Breaking Barriers Award from the Institute for Nonprofit News. He is the author of The Weight of Nature: How a Changing Climate Changes Our Brains.
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![U.S. Representative Kevin Cramer, (R-ND) speaks to the media while smoke from the wreckage of several oil tanker cars that derailed in a field near the town of Heimdal, North Dakota billows behind him May 6, 2015. A train carrying crude oil derailed and caught fire on Wednesday, officials said, just days after the U.S. government announced sweeping reforms to improve safety of the volatile shipments.]()
![U.S. Representative Kevin Cramer, (R-ND) speaks to the media while smoke from the wreckage of several oil tanker cars that derailed in a field near the town of Heimdal, North Dakota billows behind him May 6, 2015. A train carrying crude oil derailed and caught fire on Wednesday, officials said, just days after the U.S. government announced sweeping reforms to improve safety of the volatile shipments.]()
Trump’s new energy adviser is exactly the kind of guy you think he is
He’s a climate skeptic who proposed a bill to run gas pipelines through national parks.
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Here’s what Obama’s new methane rule won’t cover
A whole lot of methane — but it’s still better than anything we’ve got so far.
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BP takes Colorado to court and wins millions in tax breaks
Fossil fuel companies will collect $100 million and counting from taxpayers.
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Nobody knows if climate change sunk these islands or not
Not all sea-level rise is caused by global warming — but you wouldn’t know it from the headlines.
