Blanca Begert
environmental journalist @latimes | previously @insideclimate @POLITICO @Grist @KCET | @YaleEnvironment MESc | blanca.begert@latimes.com | signal: bbegert.73
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As coast erodes, clock ticks for nuclear waste
State hunts for storage solutions while sea level rises next to San Onofre plant set for demolition
FRONT-PAGE HISTORY
EPA removes curbs on power plant emissions
Agency cites energy costs, but experts say sweeping rollback will drive climate change.
As coast erodes, clock ticks for nuclear waste
State hunts for storage solutions while sea level rises next to San Onofre plant set for demolition
2 bills boost solar options for renters
California lawmakers approve measures to expand access beyond rooftop systems.
Deal is reached on regulation of data centers
California lawmakers compromise over legislation addressing facilities' energy use.
Hydrogen is losing the state's clean car fuel race
A decades-old green vision faces a bleak outlook as costs rise and batteries win out.
Lawmakers target soaring fuel profits
California officials seek to crack down on ‘absolutely obscene’ gains amid Iran war.
A global milestone for California solar power
In May, over half of its electricity came from sun
Why data centers don’t compute in California
Energy costs, regulations are built-in obstacles
Heat wave illnesses can now be tracked
New L.A. County tool offers weather-linked data to the public on a 'near real time' basis.
Data center ban goes before voters
Monterey Park hopes to set precedent as the first city to use ballot box to bar such sites.
At the biggest World Cup ever, climate is a loser
Expanded games in far-flung cities will double carbon output, researchers warn.
Last tanker may augur California oil shortage
Ship that left before war is final delivery from gulf
A blow to in-home abortion access
Federal court ruling blocking the mailing of mifepristone could hit rural areas hard.
After fires, many are building all-electric
Costs and climate change have homeowners reconsidering gas
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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Blanca Begert in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.