Emma Ricketts
@emmaricketts3
Ex-lawyer, current producer for RNZ's Morning Report. Key interests are politics, climate change and all things peanut butter 🥜
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25-04-2013 04:44:12
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Another blow to environmentalists from the Supreme Court this week - take a look at my quick read for Inside Climate News!
In May I visited Arizona and spoke to those directly impacted by plans to mine copper under Oak Flat - a sacred site for thousands of Native Americans. It's a complex issue of environmental policy, mining laws and Indigenous rights. Please take a read! nativenewsonline.net/environment/th…
A little late, but here's my latest for Inside Climate News! I spoke to climate protestors who say the consequences they face for their actions are getting harsher.
It's a bit exciting to see this story on the cover of The Listener this week! Go and pick up a copy to read about the plight of cyclone-impacted homeowners and the sort of adaptation leadership we need from the next government.
In another edition of the The Listener this week, have a read about the risks facing the Feildings, Martons and Dannevirkes of the country as building owners scramble to meet their seismic strengthening deadlines. I love seeing all the quaint old buildings when I'm road tripping!
FINALIST: Insurance retreat: Homeowners in flood-prone areas abandoned and facing risk – Emma Ricketts, The Listener Emma’s piece tackles managed retreat after Cyclone Gabrielle, a complex topic with very personal implications for some. More finalists: sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2024/06/13/the…