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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A federal agency is looking to change Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. The 60-year-old rules require federal agencies to consult on recognized historic sites and avoid disturbances to these locations. -
Dayton's previous sustainability plan brought trees, solar energy, a biodigester and more. What should the next decade bring? Residents can weigh in, including at a Sept. 29 workshop. -
The July 14 order will require the city to redo key steps of the $4 billion project’s permitting process before it can make a decision on the site plan. A public hearing on the affected zoning rules is scheduled for Aug. 20. -
The group of Eastern Shawnee citizens made stops in sacred and historic sites across their homelands in the Midwest. -
One petition seeks to put a data center ban on the November ballot for Urbana. The other seeks to recall Urbana Mayor Bill Bean. -
The public can comment on a draft of an air permit for Cleveland-Cliffs to allow and regulate emissions from a proposed project in Middletown. The Ohio EPA is accepting comments until 11:59 p.m. July 18. -
Dayton will partner with Bloomberg Philanthropies through its Youth Climate Action Fund for the next year. -
The Clark County project Sloopy Solar and the Champaign County project Hillclimber Solar were largely unwelcome in the communities where they were set to be constructed. -
The opportunity for public comment on the Ohio air nuisance rule change will close on June 29. -
New York-based real estate firm Thor Equities filed the federal lawsuit June 19, alleging Urbana officials violated state and local laws when it changed regulations preventing data center developments.
