Articles by John Upton
John Upton is a reporter at Climate Central.
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U.S. government is buying up $300-million sugar glut
The government has over-promoted sugar production. So now it's buying up useless harvests and selling them at losses to biofuel makers.
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Salmonella breaks out around U.S. as feds stay home
As more than 100 people have been sickened by antibiotic-proof salmonella, 30 federal food-safety workers are ordered back on the job.
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Federal shutdown freezes Antarctic science, other research
America's Antarctic researchers could be forced to stay home this year because of the federal government shutdown. And they aren't the only scientists affected.
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Exxon demolishing homes ruined by its Mayflower spill
In the Arkansas town where an Exxon pipeline burst earlier this year, the oil giant is now buying up homes and razing them.
