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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![two people look up at a brown tree during the drought]()
![two people look up at a brown tree during the drought]()
Cities want more trees. Drought is complicating their efforts.
As water resources dwindle, Western communities are investing in new ways to ensure young trees survive.
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![women sit on a bench in front of flags depicting support for Lula and Bolsonaro]()
![women sit on a bench in front of flags depicting support for Lula and Bolsonaro]()
In Brazil’s presidential election, the fate of the Amazon is at stake
Polls show left-wing former president Lula ousting incumbent Jair Bolsonaro on October 2.
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![a man walks through a flooded street in between two houses]()
![a man walks through a flooded street in between two houses]()
Puerto Ricans were already angry about the power grid. Then came Hurricane Fiona.
“Fiona is a storm, and the privatization of the electric grid is a storm as well.“
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![an ice sheet melting that looks like a waterfall]()
![an ice sheet melting that looks like a waterfall]()
The world may have already crossed 5 climate tipping points
A new study finds that 1.5 degrees of warming would cause irreversible changes.
