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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Deputy Director Christopher Creamer was arrested on March 10 and is being held at Butler County Jail. The jail’s website doesn’t indicate what his charges are. -
Demolition work has begun from the West Carrollton River District. The project will clean up a former wastewater treatment plant and a segment of the Great Miami River that's not safe for swimming. -
Ohio has taken nearly 14,000 gallons of the PFAS-laden firefighting foam off the hands of over 100 fire departments. And it’s using a pioneering technology called the PFAS Annihilator to help. -
The largest shareholders will be BlackRock-owned Global Infrastructure Partners and Swedish firm EQT. AES expects the transaction to be final later this year at the earliest. -
The proposed resolution would add a layer of review for data center projects coming into Wilmington. -
The decision puts a 12-month pause on any new data centers from being considered for construction in Urbana. -
Dayton is seeking reimbursement for the costs to remediate PFAS contamination in its drinking water. -
WYSO attended a citizen naturalization ceremony held at Archbishop Alter High School. The ceremonies are sometimes held outside of the courthouse to show how important the occasion is for these new Americans. -
The city of Dayton and University of Dayton want to see big ideas for community-driven solutions to climate and environmental challenges. -
Gem City Solar will be the largest solar farm in Dayton and should help Dayton customers save on utility bills.
