Blanca Begert
@blancabegert.bsky.social
environmental journalist at Inside Climate News | previously at Politico, Grist, PBS SoCal | Yale Environment MESc
blanca.begert@insideclimatenews dot org | bbegert.73 on Signal
blanca.begert@insideclimatenews dot org | bbegert.73 on Signal
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Just like the first time around, the Trump administration is pushing to open nearly 2 million acres of California public land to oil drilling and fracking: insideclimatenews.org/news/1601202... via @blancabegert.bsky.social
Will Trump’s Push to Drill on California Public Lands be More Successful This Time Around? - Inside Climate News
The BLM has revived its effort to open more of California’s public lands to oil extraction. But its strategy has changed little since the agency’s earlier attempt in 2019 and drillers may not be inter...
insideclimatenews.org
January 17, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Just like the first time around, the Trump administration is pushing to open nearly 2 million acres of California public land to oil drilling and fracking: insideclimatenews.org/news/1601202... via @blancabegert.bsky.social
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Always fun to collaborate on a story. Check out @wyattmyskow.bsky.social, @blancabegert.bsky.social, and my coverage of the state of Colorado River negotiations.
The Colorado River Basin is quite literally 50 feet from collapse. But a deal to save it isn’t any closer to happening.
Our take on the deadlocked negotiations over the future of the river the West depends on:
insideclimatenews.org/news/1912202...
Our take on the deadlocked negotiations over the future of the river the West depends on:
insideclimatenews.org/news/1912202...
A River That Millions Rely on for Water Is on the Brink. A Deal to Save It Isn't. - Inside Climate News
LAS VEGAS—The Colorado River Basin is, quite literally, 50 feet away from collapse, and an agreement to save it is nowhere in sight. Water titans clashed at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas this week, whe...
insideclimatenews.org
December 20, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Always fun to collaborate on a story. Check out @wyattmyskow.bsky.social, @blancabegert.bsky.social, and my coverage of the state of Colorado River negotiations.
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A neutral arbiter agrees: @politico.com violated our contract and its own journalistic standards when it deployed AI.
Our readers deserve news, not slop!
wbng.org/2025/12/01/p...
Our readers deserve news, not slop!
wbng.org/2025/12/01/p...
December 1, 2025 at 4:04 PM
A neutral arbiter agrees: @politico.com violated our contract and its own journalistic standards when it deployed AI.
Our readers deserve news, not slop!
wbng.org/2025/12/01/p...
Our readers deserve news, not slop!
wbng.org/2025/12/01/p...
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Australian Company BHP Found Liable for Damages in One of Brazil’s Worst Mining Disasters
Story by @blancabegert.bsky.social with comment by @edsonkrenak.bsky.social
insideclimatenews.org/news/1411202...
Story by @blancabegert.bsky.social with comment by @edsonkrenak.bsky.social
insideclimatenews.org/news/1411202...
Australian Company BHP Found Liable for Damages in One of Brazil’s Worst Mining Disasters - Inside Climate News
A High Court in the United Kingdom has ruled that BHP was responsible for the Mariana dam collapse, after the company was acquitted of criminal charges last year in a Brazilian court. Claimants are se...
insideclimatenews.org
November 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Australian Company BHP Found Liable for Damages in One of Brazil’s Worst Mining Disasters
Story by @blancabegert.bsky.social with comment by @edsonkrenak.bsky.social
insideclimatenews.org/news/1411202...
Story by @blancabegert.bsky.social with comment by @edsonkrenak.bsky.social
insideclimatenews.org/news/1411202...
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This headline asks a question that makes investor-owned utilities squirm. Nice work from my colleague @blancabegert.bsky.social:
insideclimatenews.org/news/0511202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/0511202...
Why Are Rates Rising Faster at Investor-Owned Utilities Than at Public Utilities? - Inside Climate News
Case studies from California offer a look into the pros and cons of public and private utilities.
insideclimatenews.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
This headline asks a question that makes investor-owned utilities squirm. Nice work from my colleague @blancabegert.bsky.social:
insideclimatenews.org/news/0511202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/0511202...
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Then we'll talk about the big climate and energy bills that the California legislature just passed. @michaelwara.bsky.social & @blancabegert.bsky.social will help us unpack them.
Finally: a musical about SF's "orange sky day"
Join us @kalwradio.bsky.social 6-7pm PT!
www.kalw.org/show/state-b...
Finally: a musical about SF's "orange sky day"
Join us @kalwradio.bsky.social 6-7pm PT!
www.kalw.org/show/state-b...
Oakland Ballers Win! / Sweeping New Climate Bills / "The Day the Sky Turned Orange"
Oakland Ballers championships, Newsom signs sweeping climate bills, the new musical "The Day the Sky Turned Orange"
www.kalw.org
September 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Then we'll talk about the big climate and energy bills that the California legislature just passed. @michaelwara.bsky.social & @blancabegert.bsky.social will help us unpack them.
Finally: a musical about SF's "orange sky day"
Join us @kalwradio.bsky.social 6-7pm PT!
www.kalw.org/show/state-b...
Finally: a musical about SF's "orange sky day"
Join us @kalwradio.bsky.social 6-7pm PT!
www.kalw.org/show/state-b...
I’m thrilled to share that I’ve started a new job this week as a California environment reporter @insideclimatenews.org. If you have tips or just want to talk about water, fire, agriculture, energy, or air pollution, please reach out! I’d love to hear from you.
September 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I’m thrilled to share that I’ve started a new job this week as a California environment reporter @insideclimatenews.org. If you have tips or just want to talk about water, fire, agriculture, energy, or air pollution, please reach out! I’d love to hear from you.
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Honored to have won a Dateline Award from @spjdc.bsky.social for online business coverage with @chelseaeharvey.bsky.social and, in absentia, @blancabegert.bsky.social
Our entry was a series of stories on "how billionaires, executives and operatives seek to shape U.S. climate policy"
Our entry was a series of stories on "how billionaires, executives and operatives seek to shape U.S. climate policy"
June 11, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Honored to have won a Dateline Award from @spjdc.bsky.social for online business coverage with @chelseaeharvey.bsky.social and, in absentia, @blancabegert.bsky.social
Our entry was a series of stories on "how billionaires, executives and operatives seek to shape U.S. climate policy"
Our entry was a series of stories on "how billionaires, executives and operatives seek to shape U.S. climate policy"