Articles by John Upton
John Upton is a reporter at Climate Central.
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Coal plants could be linked to thousands of North Carolina suicides
New research suggests that people in counties with coal-fired power plants are more likely to kill themselves.
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Occupy the Farm movement rises again, hours after being raided
Guerrilla farmers planted thousands of veggie seedlings over the weekend, only to see them plowed over Monday by the University of California. Within hours, the activists returned.
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North Carolina might ban Tesla’s business model
Lawmakers are pushing a bill that would prevent Tesla from selling its own cars in the state, forcing it to go through commission-charging car dealerships instead.
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Pennsylvania’s ag-gag law could protect frackers
A bill in the state House would not only shield animal abusers from activists -- it could also shield natural-gas companies.