Chris Welter
Environmental Reporter / HostChris Welter is an Environmental Reporter at WYSO through Report for America. In 2017, he completed the radio training program at WYSO's Eichelberger Center for Community Voices. Prior to joining the team at WYSO, he did boots-on-the-ground conservation work and policy research on land-use issues in southwest Ohio as a Miller Fellow with the Tecumseh Land Trust.
He is a graduate of Antioch College with a self-designed B.S. in Environmental Journalism and a French Language & Culture focus. He edited The Antioch Record and later served as chair of the newspaper's advisory board.
Chris is a lifelong Ohioan, born and raised in Columbus and currently living in Yellow Springs with his cat, Beaver. He moonlights as a mediocre disc golfer and also loves to cook, hike, and read about Ohio history.
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PFAS were discovered in more than a dozen public water systems in the Miami Valley during recent testing by the Ohio EPA. The chemicals have been linked to cancer and developmental problems in infants and children. -
Separate bills honoring Otto Warmbier and Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson made their way pass the U.S. Senate.
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A biodigester is a series of machines and tanks that break down organic waste and produce methane gas that can be burned to produce electricity as a byproduct. Local residents have complained for years of foul odors, truck traffic and potential water contamination from the Bath Township operation.
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Counties across Southwest Ohio open cooling centers for residents during the dangerously high temperatures.
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One expert predicts gas cost could surpass five dollars a gallon in Ohio by mid-June
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RTA leaders said they hope to increase weekend ridership.
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Commissioners also called on DeWine to veto HB 99— a bill seeking to set training requirements for districts that want to allow teachers, staff and volunteers to be armed in schools.
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Sinclair Park in Harrison Township is back open to the public this spring, three years after the 2019 Dayton tornadoes
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The state alleges that an open concrete tank at the facility in Bath township in Greene County emitted unpermitted levels of ammonia.
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Industry experts said improving technology, federal incentives and high gas prices are making EV's a viable option for an industry that's historically been dominated by gasoline-powered vehicles.
