On the art of investigative science writing

European power plants are burning wood pellets from U.S. forests instead of coal from Europe. John Upton explains how a team of reporters combined investigative reporting with science writing to put that story into context: "Few readers would find it inherently interesting that wood releases more carbon dioxide when it burns than coal. What’s more interesting is that coal power plants release more climate-changing pollution after they’re converted to burn wood."

November 3, 2015

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