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 Comprehensive Climate Action Plan proposes strategies like offshore wind and nuclear energy be implemented in Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain and Medina counties. -
The three-year project addressed erosion at eight sites along the Cuyahoga River that created safety risks for the Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail and the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad. -
The Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District is offering a free workshop this week on how to help support native plants in Ohio, like milkweed, Lakeside Daisy and fireweed. -
Cuyahoga Valley National Park and Summit Metro Parks partnered to bring the new access point in Cuyahoga Falls. -
Two teachers turned farmers are tapping the power of the fragrant perennial to transform a former concrete dump site in Orrville into a vibrant sea of purple, pink and white. -
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.
