Articles by John Upton
John Upton is a reporter at Climate Central.
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Beijing bans new power plants to help clear the air
The famously polluted city will also ban new steel and cement factories and oil refineries, and will try to control the number of cars on its roads.
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Texans want frackers to stop causing earthquakes
Rattled residents are calling for a ban on injecting fracking wastewater underground. Texas regulators don't seem very receptive.
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Last year was the fourth hottest on record, or maybe the seventh
Either way, it was really hot. In fact, 2013 was the 37th year in a row of above-average global temperatures, according to NOAA.
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Plant STD linked to honeybee collapse
Scientists have discovered that bees that transmit a crop-wilting virus between plants can become infected by the disease, which could play a role in colony collapse disorder.