Zaria Johnson
Reporter/ProducerZaria Johnson is a reporter/producer at Ideastream Public Media covering the environment.
She is a Cleveland native and 2022 graduate of Kent State University. Previously, she interned with The Columbus Dispatch, The Land and Akron Life Magazine. Prior to graduation she worked as editor-in-chief of Kent State's student publications The Kent Stater/KentWired and UHURU Magazine.
She is passionate about community engagement and community-based reporting, especially on topics relating to the environment and marginalized communities.
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The Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition is exploring the connection between health and climate change, and wants to hear from the public. -
28 students from high schools across Cuyahoga County took part in a program recently meant to inspire a new generation of environmental stewards for the Great Lakes. -
Cleveland Division of Police is seeking public tips and videos relating to two shootings early Saturday morning in the Slavic Village and Buckeye-Shaker neighborhoods. -
It's been 10 years since Ohio, Michigan and Ontario agreed to reduce phosphorus runoff into Lake Erie by 40%, and advocates are raising concerns about funding cuts to Ohio's water conservation initiative. -
The motorized Action Trackchair and the manual GRIT Freedom Chair are part of a larger effort to expand adaptive programming at Cleveland Metroparks. -
Short bursts of heavy rain over the weekend sent 43,000 gallons of sewage and stormwater into Lake Erie at Edgewater Beach. NEORSD says that's actually a sign of progress due to upgrades. -
The U.S. Department of Interior is posting signs at Cuyahoga Valley National Park and others encouraging visitors to report any instance that reflects poorly on America. Park visitors have concerns about the ramifications. -
Officials at Cleveland Department of Public Health are keeping an eye on local threats to the region’s air quality, including issues related to smoke from Canadian wildfires. -
Environmental reporter Zaria Johnson shares her time in Chicago during the Kendrick Lamar's GNX tour, the Chicago Blues Fest and more. -
Lead Architect at Red House Studio Chris Maurer is using construction and demolition waste to grow edible mushrooms, converting the waste material into bricks as durable as wood.
