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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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. -
The creators of the CLEANR filtration system says it can remove 90% of microplastics from the wash cycle. Studies show washing machines are a primary source of microplastic pollution. -
30 years ago, Green Valley Elementary School in Parma transformed a source of stormwater runoff into an eco-friendly wetland that doubles as an outdoor learning space. -
Crews demolished dozens of abandoned buildings, removed 250 tons of illegally dumped waste and remediated soil on the property to get it ready for future development. -
Federal cuts have reduced the workforce in U.S. EPA Region 5 by as much as 20%, according to advocates, leaving fewer resources for environmental monitoring and programming for an already bare-bones organization. -
Birds that are colorful, iridescent or have fancy plumage are researched as much as three times as often as less visually appealing birds, according to a new study from the University of Toledo. -
The City of Cleveland and Cleveland Public Market Corporation kicked off phase one of its $68 million renovation. -
Scent-tracking dogs Bronco, Juno, Argent and Rio, alongside their owners, spent the last four months searching for and removing spotted lanternfly egg masses before they hatch in May.
