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Rachel Becker
Rachel Becker is a reporter with a background in scientific research. After studying the links between the brain and the immune system, Rachel left the lab bench with her master's degree to become a journalist via the MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing. For nearly three years, Rachel was a staff science reporter at The Verge, where she wrote stories and hosted videos covering a range of beats including climate change, nicotine, and nuclear technology. Her byline has also appeared in NOVA Next, National Geographic News, Smithsonian, Slate, Nature, Nature Medicine, bioGraphic, and Hakai Magazine, as well as the PBS Digital Studios video series Gross Science and the YouTube show MinuteEarth. Rachel is now an environment reporter for CALmatters, where she covers climate change and California's environmental policies.
The latest by Rachel Becker
As California burns, scientists search the smoke for threats to firefighter health
Will fed’s lawsuit targeting California’s key climate change policy cost polluters and taxpayers?
Nasty letters. Funding threats. Here’s why California’s clean air fight with the feds matters
Blunt warning says Californians must step up to meet climate goals
Can Trump really yank California’s power to police tailpipe pollution? ‘See you in court’
Beyond lawsuits, CA may weaponize electric car rebates in its emissions battle against Trump
California lawmakers stall on landmark legislation to curb plastic trash
Trump’s dual threat to California’s car deal
California’s fight over tailpipe emissions, explained
Can California save recycling?
Tired of plastic junk? California’s recycling bills propose dramatic new rules
The Latest From CalMatters
Newsom must stop the Westlands water grab and save the San Francisco Bay-Delta
California tightens oil and gas regulation but stops short of a fracking ban
Newsom huffs and puffs, like the big bad wolf
New 2020 law #2: More time for adult victims of child sexual abuse to sue
California legislators must stop the attorney general from rigging ballot initiative descriptions
