Adriana Martinez-Smiley

1 week ago | wyso.org | Adriana Martinez-Smiley

A new solar project could be coming to Clark County. It’s called Sloopy Solar, and it's planned for development in Harmony Township. It’s expected to generate enough power for over 33,000 homes annually. Its developer is Chicago-based company Invenergy. The company has several other projects across the state either in operation or planned for construction. It hasn’t yet submitted an application to the agency that permits energy generating projects, the Ohio Power Siting Board.

2 weeks ago | wyso.org | Adriana Martinez-Smiley

It’s that time of year — well, that time every 17 years. Cicadas have begun to emerge from the soil to gear up for mating season. Here’s what people should expect from this emergence. Brood XIV to be seen in Southern OhioIt might not be a cicada invasion for the Miami Valley like 2021’s emergence. But Brood XIV is special in its own way. That’s because these ones emerge on a 17 year cycle. They’re the offspring of the Brood XIV cicadas last observed in the region in 2008.

2 weeks ago | wyso.org | Adriana Martinez-Smiley

One of Ohio’s historic tribes, the Shawnee Tribe, is one of 20 American Indian and Alaska Native nations to receive a federal grant to revitalize its endangered language. But after a delay in the dispersal of funds, the tribe is worried that the grant is at risk. It’s called the Living Languages Grant, awarded through the Indian Affairs Office of Indian Economic Development. It’s a three year grant, now in its second year.

3 weeks ago | wosu.org | Adriana Martinez-Smiley

Across the nation, communities are scrambling to reduce chemicals in their water distribution systems linked to health problems — Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. Many sources of these chemicals have developed over the years, from manufacturing to firefighter training. Some of the most highly concentrated sources of PFAS in the U.S. can be found on military installations. In the Dayton region, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is working to mitigate PFAS exposure in and around the base.

3 weeks ago | wyso.org | Adriana Martinez-Smiley

Culture Works, the Dayton region’s arts and culture service agency, lost its federal grant for its Grants for Arts Projects program. The grant came from the National Endowment for the Arts. In a statement, Culture Works says it received the email from the NEA notifying them of the grant’s termination on May 2.