Zaria Johnson
Reporter/ProducerZaria Johnson is a reporter/producer at 91制片厂 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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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. -
Short bursts of heavy rain over the weekend sent 43,000 gallons of sewage and stormwater into Lake Erie at Edgewater Beach. NEORSD says that's actually a sign of progress due to upgrades. -
The U.S. Department of Interior is posting signs at Cuyahoga Valley National Park and others encouraging visitors to report any instance that reflects poorly on America. Park visitors have concerns about the ramifications. -
Officials at Cleveland Department of Public Health are keeping an eye on local threats to the region鈥檚 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.
