Articles by John Upton
John Upton is a reporter at Climate Central.
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The U.K. government really, really wants to encourage fracking
The Tories are offering big tax breaks to fracking companies. Meanwhile, anti-fracking protesters get rowdy in Romania.
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Northeast states pissed at Midwest states over coal pollution
Eight governors from the Northeast are asking the EPA to crack down. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court is gearing up to hear a big air-pollution case.
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Feds will let wind farms kill eagles for 30 years
Wind energy companies will be able to get 30-year "take" permits for eagles if they implement “advanced conservation practices” to help protect birds.
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Earthquakes shake Texas town on Thanksgiving, and fracking might be to blame
There have been more than a dozen earthquakes in and around the small Texan city of Azle recently, and a scientist says fracking practices could be the cause.