Zaria Johnson
Reporter/ProducerZaria Johnson is a reporter/producer at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ 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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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.
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After trading in urban planning for working with a vast parkland, Greg Peckham has embarked on supporting new projects in Cuyahoga Valley National Park, which drew three million visitors last year.
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Some Perry Township residents remain concerned about environmental impacts and the power grid because of a data center project planned for Perry Township.
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Cleveland’s public transit riders and advocates are speaking out against the proposed reduction of four routes and the elimination of three others.
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Northeast Ohio has successfully reduced air pollution for ground-level ozone, bringing the region into compliance with National Ambient Air Quality Standards.
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Experts say climate change will bring warmer, wetter, wilder weather to Northeast Ohio, which will have downstream effects on residents.
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The $11 million project will bring an 11-foot-wide multipurpose trail connecting the cities of Lakewood and Rocky River.
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A controversial proposal to turn more than 1,000 acres of farmland in Lorain County into a possible tech mega site was voted down Tuesday putting a hold on what residents fear could be a low-employment, high-polluting data center.
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The vote throws doubt into Lorain County's plans to invest $500 million in water and sewer infrastructure in the rural western part of the county to attract development.
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At a public hearing Wednesday, people filled a New Russia town hall to give public comments, mostly opposing the proposed development.