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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Akron City Council on Monday approved a move to replace 1,500 of the remaining 2,000 lead service lines in the city's public right-of-way. The project is expected to be completed by fall 2025. -
The Trust for Public Land hosted a cohort of Northeast Ohio residents at Magee Marsh Friday, but attendees were mindful of a larger mission to make birding more accessible to people of color. -
The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy published its City Clean Energy Scorecards ranking 75 metropolitan cities based on clean energy actions, policies and programs. The report ranked Cleveland and Akron at 46th and 75th place respectively. -
Biggest Week in American Birdwatching kicks off Friday, May 3 through May 12 for expert and novice birders looking to get a peak at warblers along their migration journey. -
A Cleveland-based "green bank" is leading an effort to bring solar panels to low-income residents in 31 communities across eight states. -
The multi-modal path, a decade in the making, is expected to break ground in July, to increase safe and accessible recreation along the lakefront. -
The guide, published by the Fund for Our Economic Future, highlights the region's unique opportunity to take advantage of a climate-friendly economy, that Northeast Ohio could otherwise miss out on. -
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. -
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. -
The Environmental Protection Agency announced new legally enforceable standards to limit PFAS in drinking water.
