Camila Domonoske Camila Flamiano Domonoske covers cars, energy and the future of mobility for NPR's Business Desk.
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Camila Flamiano Domonoske covers cars, energy and the future of mobility for NPR's Business Desk.

She covers the automotive supply chain, reporting from the salt piles of an active lithium mine and the floor of a vehicle assembly plant. She reports on what cars mean to the daily lives of the American public — whether they're buying cars, maintaining cars or walking and biking on streets dominated by cars. And she is closely tracking the automotive industry's transformative shift toward zero-emission vehicles.

She monitors the gyrations of global energy markets, explaining why price movements are happening and what it means for the world. She tracks the profits and investments of some of the world's largest energy producers. As global urgency around climate change mounts, she has reported on how companies are — and are not — responding to calls for a rapid energy transition. She has reported on why a country that is remarkably vulnerable to climate change would embrace oil production, and why investors, for reasons unrelated to climate change, have pushed companies to curb their output.

Before she joined the business desk, Domonoske was a general assignment reporter and a web producer for NPR. She has covered hurricanes and elections, walruses and circuses. She has written about language, race, gender and history. In a career highlight, she helped NPR win a pie-eating contest in the summer of 2018.

Domonoske graduated from Davidson College in North Carolina, where she majored in English, with a focus on modern poetry.

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Friday

UAW members strike at GM's Lansing-Delta Assembly Plant in Lansing, Mich., on Sept. 29, 2023. The UAW on Friday expanded its strike against GM and Ford, but not Stellantis. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images hide caption

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UAW once again expands its historic strike, hitting two of the Big 3 automakers

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The strike against automakers by members of the UAW hits the 2 week mark

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Saturday

UAW workers picket outside of the Stellantis Mopar parts facility in Naperville, Ill., on Sept. 22, 2023. The UAW strike against Big Three automakers may not have much of an impact on car shoppers, though that could change. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption

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Friday

The United Auto Workers strike expands to more facilities

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Wednesday

UAW members attend a solidarity rally as the UAW strikes the Big Three automakers on Sept. 15 in Detroit. GM announced temporary layoffs on Wednesday, blaming the strikes. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images hide caption

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How a protracted UAW strike could impact what people pay for new and used cars

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Saturday

Friday

From the ground at the historic UAW strike rally in Detroit

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Members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union march through the streets of downtown Detroit following a rally on the first day of the UAW strike in Detroit on Friday. Workers at the "Big Three" U.S. auto manufacturers went on strike on Sept. 15. Mathew Hatcher/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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A historic strike against the Big 3 automakers got underway at midnight

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Thursday

Autoworkers are set to strike if their contract demands aren't met by midnight

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United Auto Workers members and others gather for a rally after marching in the Detroit Labor Day Parade in Detroit on Sept. 4, 2023. Only hours remain before UAW contracts with the Big 3 automakers expire just before midnight. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images hide caption

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Wednesday

UAW supporters and members hold signs outside the Stellantis Assembly Plant in Sterling Heights, Mich., on July 12. Electric vehicles may not be at the heart of the contract talks between the UAW and the Detroit automakers, but as the sign subtly shows, they loom large in the negotiations. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Why the transition to electric cars looms large in UAW talks with Big 3 automakers

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Tuesday

How the transition to electric vehicles factors into autoworkers union contract talks

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The switch to electric vehicles is playing a role in UAW contract talks

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Sunday

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm is working hard to convince more Americans to embrace electric cars — and she knows this means the country's charging infrastructure needs to improve, fast. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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Electric cars have a road trip problem, even for the secretary of energy

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Friday

Sucking carbon dioxide out of the sky is moving from science fiction to reality

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Thursday

Oil company wants to be a big player in carbon-sucking climate tech — with a catch

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Wednesday

The business of carbon removal

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Tuesday

Oil company plans to have machines suck carbon from the sky — as it still makes oil

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Wednesday

A year in, landmark U.S. climate law is driving energy transition but hurdles remain

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Tuesday

What Ford's CEO says about its electric vehicle plans

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Friday

Ford CEO Jim Farley speaks at the launch of the Ford F-150 Lightning at the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Mich., on April 26, 2022. Farley is determined to expand production of electric cars — and at the same time, to make more energy-efficient gas-powered and hybrid models. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images hide caption

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