Articles by John Upton
John Upton is a reporter at Climate Central.
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Why are there pesticides and GMOs in our national wildlife refuges?
Enviro groups are suing the feds over cultivation of genetically engineered crops and use of pesticides in Midwestern wildlife refuges.
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People save more energy when they know they’re being watched
Utility customers who were told their electricity use was being tracked as part of an experiment reduced their consumption by 2.7 percent.
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Coal company accidentally turns a creek into concrete
Workers dumped tons of grout into a ridge to try to repair damage caused by mining, but the grout poured out the bottom and into a creek.
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We can’t blame everything on climate change: Soot melts glaciers too
Why did glaciers in the Alps start melting 40 years before temperatures started to rise? New research blames the air pollution spewed by the Industrial Revolution.