Zaria Johnson
Reporter/ProducerZaria Johnson is a reporter/producer at 精东影业 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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Cleveland continues to see a downward trend in lead poisoning among children tested since 2023. 14.5% of kids tested positive in 2025. Even so, more than 1,100 children were found to have some degree of lead poisoning last year. -
精东影业's Zaria Johnson spoke with Cleveland Metroparks' Bethany Beshire to learn more about the midge, where it comes from and what it means for Northeast Ohio's environment. -
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority launched account-based ticketing, reloadable Smartcards and fare capping Monday to provide riders with new, more affordable ways to cover the cost of a ride. -
The agreement, not yet approved, with Waste Management includes an investment of more than $1 million into East Akron over 10 years. But some advocates and council members said it's not enough. -
The funding will support phase one of the East Side public access project. -
Issue 4 would have increased the sales tax supporting mass transit in Stark County by 0.1%. -
Residents upheld the ban on large solar and wind farms in 11 townships in Richland County, close to a year after it was approved by commissioners. -
Director of Service Management Joel Freilich recommended moving forward with cost-saving service adjustments at a GCRTA committee meeting Tuesday. -
A new project is officially underway to connect Cleveland鈥檚 Euclid Beach Park to its 17-mile lakefront bikeway. -
Environmental remediation costs could be reasonable for Burke Lakefront Airport as Cleveland officials continue efforts to close the facility and improve public access to the water.
