Articles by Blanca Begert
Blanca Begert is the News Fellow at Grist. She was previously an editor and producer for environmental content at KCET / PBS SoCal.
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![medium shot of open rail cars full of coal]()
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The surprising player in the rail strike fight: Fossil fuel companies
The collaboration between coal, oil, and railroads goes back decades.
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![young people holding a sign that says don't fail us]()
![young people holding a sign that says don't fail us]()
COP27 is over. What did it achieve?
The climate conference delivered a historic deal on loss and damage — but little else.
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![protestors hold up signs calling for wealthy countries to pay for loss and damage]()
![protestors hold up signs calling for wealthy countries to pay for loss and damage]()
Developing countries need trillions for climate action. Where will it come from?
At COP 27, negotiators have been haggling over how to pay for the mounting costs of climate change.
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![Governor Gavin Newsom stands next to a car holding an electric charger pointing it as though it were a gun]()
![Governor Gavin Newsom stands next to a car holding an electric charger pointing it as though it were a gun]()
How California’s initiative to fund electric vehicles went terribly wrong
Prop 30 had widespread support. Then Governor Newsom and billionaires got involved.
