Articles by John Upton
John Upton is a reporter at Climate Central.
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Strawberry fields, not forever: Workers ditch farm after it punishes them for fleeing wildfire
A farm fired workers for seeking shelter from wildfire smoke. After a media outcry, they were offered their jobs back, but most said "hell no."
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California town of Sebastopol will require solar panels on all new homes
That makes two California cities that have decided in the last two months to mandate the installation of solar systems on new buildings.
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Tesla turns a profit, mulls driverless feature
The Silicon Valley-based electric-car pioneer defied critics by turning its first-ever profit. And it's talking to Google about adding an autopilot system.
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Nuclear plant spills radiation into Lake Michigan
The Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan never quite properly patched up a leak last year. Over the weekend, the leak turned into a gush.
