Articles by John Upton
John Upton is a reporter at Climate Central.
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Air pollution kills 7 million people every year
One in eight deaths in 2012 was caused by air pollution. Thanks, fossil fuels.
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Wait, why are we dunking so many of our seeds in neonic poison?
It's hard for farmers to buy seeds that aren't coated with pesticides. A new report explains how little we know about the benefits of this practice.
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Chevron creates its own news outlet for a poor city that it pollutes
Chevron isn't content to stop at just controlling the national news. In an alarming development, it's disguised a propaganda rag as an online news outlet in California.
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On Exxon Valdez anniversary, a fresh spill threatens Texas wildlife
Populations of birds are at risk after a ship collided with an oil-hauling barge in the Gulf of Mexico over the past weekend.
