I'm a journalist based in Ithaca, New York, covering climate for local NPR stations. I also cover education, housing, and other issues for print, with stories published in The Washington Post, The Intercept, and The Guardian, among other outlets. More info below ↓
Photo courtesy Andrew Ancheta.
How the fight over fracking reemerged in New York – New York Public News Network, aired on NPR stations statewide, March 2024
New Yorkers voted to put environmental rights in their constitution — but the attorney general is fighting back – The Intercept, November 2023
A school closure cliff is coming. Black and Hispanic students are likely to bear the brunt – The Washington Post and The Hechinger Report, August 2023
Dozens of homeless New Yorkers are moving into vacant apartments thanks to a new program – WNYC and Gothamist, April 2023
NYC is behind in meeting its solar energy goals. Can it catch up? – WNYC and Gothamist, April 2023
As New York City Struggles to Solve Old Murders, Families Lose Trust in the Homicide Investigation Process – THE CITY, February 2023
How a fleet of robots could help solve the Great Lakes plastic pollution problem – The Verge, October 2022
In the Great Lakes, the Pandemic Disrupted Sea Lamprey Control – Undark, September 2022
Inside Chicago’s Effort to Protect Tenants’ Right to Cool Air – Next City, July 2022
Sea level rise is coming for cities. But who can afford to ‘float’ their way out? – Globe and Mail, May 2022
Rebecca Redelmeier is the climate reporter at WSKG, the NPR station for New York’s Southern Tier, based in Ithaca. She covers all things climate, environment, and energy across the upstate region. Her reporting frequently airs statewide via the New York Public News Network, a coalition of the state's public radio stations, and she contributes to national climate reporting with NPR as a member of the NPR Climate Collaborative team.
Her prior stories have aired on WNYC's All Things Considered and Morning Edition, and her reporting has been published by The Washington Post, The Intercept, The Guardian, and other outlets in the U.S., Canada, and overseas. Along with radio and print reporting, she also takes photographs and builds data visualizations.
Redelmeier holds a master's degree from the Craig Newmark School of Journalism at CUNY, where she studied health, science, and investigative reporting as a Lorana Sullivan Foundation Scholar. Previously, she was the audience engagement associate at the Committee to Protect Journalists. There, she connected audiences with research on global press freedom and reported on select press freedom issues.
Redelmeier graduated from Tufts University in 2019 with a B.A. in English and a computer science minor. She grew up in Toronto, Canada, and has also lived and reported in Cape Town, South Africa. She is a 2019 recipient of the Overseas Press Club Foundation fellowship for her reporting on the transgender community in Cape Town.
Reach me at rebecca.redelmeier@gmail.com
You can also find me on Twitter at @RRedelmeier and on LinkedIn.