Adriana Martinez-Smiley
Environment & Indigenous Affairs ReporterExpertise: Environment, energy, climate change, Indigenous affairs, PFAS, water management and conservation
Email: amartinez-smiley@wyso.org
Cell phone: 937-342-2905
Adriana Martinez-Smiley (she/they) is the Environment and Indigenous Affairs Reporter for WYSO.
Adriana's in-depth reporting at WYSO ranges from an exploration of the hydrogen economy, to a deep dive into the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, and more. Their investigation into battery burning in Piqua was recognized with a first place award for investigative reporting by the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists.
She also coordinates with The Ohio Newsroom and other environment reporters around Ohio to expand the impact of their reporting.
They grew up in Hamilton, Ohio, and graduated from Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism in June 2023.
Before joining WYSO, her work has been featured in New Hampshire Public Radio, WBEZ Chicago and Chicago PBS (WTTW).
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The $2.8 million project includes a new withdrawal management unit, a mental health clinic and recovery housing, with enough funding to support these resources for the next year and a half. -
The goal of planting grassland habitat is to rebound grassland bird populations, which suffer from a loss of habitat. -
REACH Indigenous Advocacy and Levitt Pavilion Dayton will host a free arts and music event this Saturday, Aug 9 – the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. -
Customers of CenterPoint Energy and AES Ohio may see higher bills in the coming months, but it’s up to the Public Utilities Commission to decide. Consumers can provide feedback on these cases. -
About 1,400 gallons of water blended with potassium cyanide and sodium cyanide were released after an equipment malfunction at Parker Trutec’s plant at the Prime Ohio II Industrial Park. -
Montgomery County is one of eight communities nationwide selected to participate in the inaugural program for the Housing Justice Peer Network. -
The nonprofit Dayton Energy Collaborative will receive a $1.7 million grant from the city of Dayton — to help expand the organization's home improvement and weatherization program. -
The U.S. exit from the United Nations’ cultural agency leaves some archaeologists and American Indian leaders worried that Ohio’s Serpent Mound will face big barriers to being listed as a World Heritage site. -
Ohio’s newly passed budget bill included an amendment that seeks to remove an air nuisance rule that let residents sue polluters. -
Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region will close two of its four family planning clinics: one in Hamilton and one in Springfield. It attributes the closures to Medicaid cuts.
