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 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency set federal limits on harmful chemicals called PFAS in drinking water. Though the rule is the first of its kind in the nation, it has raised questions from water utilities about the cost to implement.
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A five-year collaborative study will use research and stakeholder input and public feedback on how to protect the economic, social and environmental value of the Great Lakes.
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The Environmental Protection Agency announced new legally enforceable standards to limit PFAS in drinking water.
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The U.S. EPA announced national, legally enforceable standards to reduce the amount of so-called forever chemicals present in public drinking water systems and private wells.
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If resolved by the court, the settlement agreement would resolve all class action claims within a 20 mile radius of the derailment, according to a press release from Norfolk Southern.
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Two suits filed in March by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Ohio-based environmental advocacy organizations allege pollution from the plant into waterways exceeded the company's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit.
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The project, which also includes the installation of an elevated crosswalk and other improvements, is expected to be completed by June or early July 2024, according to the city.
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Take a look back at the Cuyahoga River's complex history and the work that remains to be done to keep all of Ohio's rivers and streams healthy.
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Former teacher Bill Boyer uses his knowledge of crude oil and its detrimental impact on the planet to inform his farming practices. He's made progress in small ways, but hopes to share his knowledge with his community.
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Officials in Cleveland, Canton and Youngstown are working to correct past mistakes and restore the tree canopy to safeguard Northeast Ohio's environment, economy and health.