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 earned first place for investigative reporting from the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists and second place from the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors.
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 University'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 900-acre, 116 megawatt project would be the second solar farm in Champaign County. -
Joby's air taxi plant near the Dayton International Airport is now open and making propeller blades. The blades will be sent to California to construct Joby’s aircrafts. -
Several trees in the Beavercreek old-growth forest exceed 100 years of age, including an oak tree estimated to be 447. To solidify protections, it was added to the national Old-Growth Forest Network. -
In 1843, the Wyandot tribe was forced to leave Ohio. They had to walk 150 miles from Upper Sandusky to Cincinnati, leaving behind all they built in the Sandusky River Valley. -
Fewer employees, reduced Superfund site cleanup and truncated regulation enforcement are some of the ways the U.S. EPA is keeping afloat during the lapse in federal funds. -
Ohio corn farmers navigated several mishaps, including design errors and unreliable weather, to deliver the fall staple. -
The $8.9 million multi-use bridge was designed in collaboration with the three federally recognized Shawnee tribes, just like Great Council. -
Tecumseh is a renowned Shawnee leader known for his resistance to American colonialism. The Sunday event in Springfield gave his descendants a chance to visit their Ohio homelands and share their lives with Ohioans. -
Five Rivers MetroParks staff undertook a major wetland restoration earlier this year at Englewood MetroPark. Since then, wetland species are returning. -
The event will be held at the Springfield Museum of Art on Sunday, Oct. 12 ahead of Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
