Articles by John Upton
John Upton is a reporter at Climate Central.
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Coal-burning slashed lifespans by five years in China, study finds
Residents of northern China lost an average of five years from their lives because the government handed out free coal from 1950 to 1980.
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Quebec oil-train tragedy triggered oil spill that threatens water supplies
As emergency crews search for the dead in Lac-Mégantic, environmental officials are confronted with a 60-mile slick of crude on the Chaudière River.
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Japan’s utilities clamor to fire up nuke plants
Two years after the Fukushima meltdown, Japan's government is moving toward allowing nuclear reactors to restart. Never mind that many Japanese citizens think that's a terrible idea.
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Colorado’s oil and gas boom is polluting the state’s air
Drillers pump 600 tons of air pollution over Colorado every day, and three-quarters of the state's air pollution enforcement cases are linked to drilling.
