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Blanca Begert @blancabegert.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Will be paneling tomorrow at the LA Times Festival of Books on the USC campus! First up at noon: Fire Escape: Wildfires and the Changing Geography of Southern California -- a conversation with Jordan Thomas and D. J. Waldie.

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Blanca Begert @blancabegert.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

à la une! yesterday in the L.A. Times my story about how community solar is taking off in other states while California can't get its program off the ground: www.latimes.com/environment/...

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Emily Pontecorvo @emilypont.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

"The Trump administration really wants you to think it’s thawing the freeze on renewable energy projects. Whether this is a genuine face turn or a play to curry favor with the courts and Congress, however, is less clear." - @jael.bsky.social heatmap.news/plus/the-fig...

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Trump’s Renewables Permitting Thaw Is Also a Legal Strategy

The administration has begun shuffling projects forward as court challenges against the freeze heat up.

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Blanca Begert @blancabegert.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Excited to say that I’ve started this week as a climate and energy reporter @latimes.com ! Please share tips / goings on to blanca.begert@latimes.com. or, signal: bbegert.73

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Ian James @ianjames.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

The Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant has cleared a final permit hurdle to keep running through 2030, @blancabegert.bsky.social reports: www.latimes.com/environment/...

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Diablo Canyon clears last California permit hurdle to keep running

On Thursday, the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant moved one step closer to full permission to keep running.

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The Baffler @thebaffler.com · 26/02/2026

“In some cases, the cost of insurance has tripled. And a few years ago, people were underinsured because they didn’t know what they needed. But now people are purposely choosing to buy less insurance and taking that risk because it’s so expensive.”

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Blame and Claim | Tyler Maroney

A public adjuster is part private detective, part lawyer, part psychologist.

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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Hello! I’m the reporter who has been tracking citizens detained by immigration agents. And last night, I noticed something: A lot of them were at the State of the Union, including a number of whom I’ve written about. Their stories should be known:

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Blanca Begert @blancabegert.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Last Friday was my last day @insideclimatenews.org. I’ll share what’s next for me soon, but first I want to say what a joy and a privilege it has been to work for this newsroom, a beacon of hope and integrity at a dark moment for journalism across the country.

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Jake Bolster @jakebolster.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

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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PEN Guild @pen-guild.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

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...

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Ethan Elkind @ethanelkind.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

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...

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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"

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Blanca Begert @blancabegert.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

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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Corbin Hiar @corbinhiar.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

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"

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