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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Forest Hill Church, Presbyterian launched its Racial Repair and Restoration Award earlier this year to provide Black women with help paying off student loans. -
Columbus will soon begin work to remove toxic lead water service lines at licensed childcare facilities. The city will get $500,000 from the state to support the work. -
Northeast Ohio environmental advocates launched their version of Bessie, made of plastic litter, as part of a charge against green-washed recycling technologies. -
Environment Reporter Zaria Johnson turns to her grandmother to capture the nostalgic tastes of her staple Thanksgiving dishes. -
Northeast Ohio voters in a half-dozen counties backed levies Tuesday that support mental health and recovery boards, according to unofficial results, although it was close in one case. -
Voters approved levies to support operations, maintenance and expansion in Ashland, Geauga, Lake and Medina counties. -
Chrostowski leaves Monday for his fourth humanitarian cooking mission to Ukraine. This time, he’s bringing his kids along. -
The Rails to Trails Conservancy picked Cleveland to host its first Trail Nation Summit in six years, connecting its network of 400 collaborators across the country. -
Project ACORN, a federal urban forestry, initiative is still underway throughout Akron, even amid nationwide concerns of funding rollbacks for climate projects. -
Park levies will be on ballots in Ashland, Geauga, Lake and Medina counties in November, as are more than a dozen municipal park levies expected across the region.
