Articles by John Upton
John Upton is a reporter at Climate Central.
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Deadly 1,000-year floods strike Colorado
Flooding centered in Boulder, Colo., is so extreme that the National Weather Service called it "biblical." And it's just the latest climate-related disaster to strike the region.
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Senate stupidity stalls action on bipartisan energy-efficiency bill
The Shaheen-Portman bill, which has wide support, is being derailed by amendments on Keystone XL, Obamacare, and EPA power-plant regulations.
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Big biz fights Obama admin’s calculations on carbon costs
America's biggest and dirtiest industries say the government shouldn't try to tally up the climate-related costs of fossil-fuel burning.
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ExxonMobil company charged with fracking-related crimes
Pennsylvania is going after the company for spilling frackwater into a river. The company responds with Orwellian logic, arguing that the case will "discourage good environmental practices."