Articles by John Upton
John Upton is a reporter at Climate Central.
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Wasting water in California will now cost you $500
After calls for voluntary conservation didn't work, the drought-stricken state is cracking down on profligate water use.
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Corporate polluters are almost never prosecuted for their crimes
Budget cuts at federal agencies are helping companies get away with more than 99 percent of the environmental crimes the government knows about.
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U.S. tariffs on Chinese solar panels break trade rules, WTO says
Efforts to protect U.S. panel manufacturers from cheap Chinese imports have run afoul of the World Trade Organization.
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America’s largest reservoir is hitting new record lows every day
The drought and overuse of Colorado River water has led to an epic decline in water levels at Lake Mead.
