Isabel Nissley
Environment ReporterExpertise: Environment, transportation, housing, local government
Education: Ohio University
Contact: isabel.nissley@cinradio.org
Favorite Tri-State Neighborhood: All of the neighborhoods, but especially ones with interesting places to walk — like the steps from Sawyer Point Park to Mt. Adams.
Highlights
- Environment reporter for WVXU interested in people-centered storytelling
- Experience reporting for local newsrooms in Ohio, Michigan and Oklahoma
- Longtime Cincinnatian and proud Walnut Hills High School alumna
Experience
Isabel joined WVXU in 2024 to cover the environment. Previously, she interned with KOSU Radio in Oklahoma, Interlochen Public Radio in Michigan, and the Athens County Independent and Matter News in Ohio. She received a SPJ Mark of Excellence award for her reporting on the disparate impacts of a power outage on Columbus residents.
Education
Isabel graduated from Ohio University with a bachelor's degree in journalism.
About WVXU
The central pillar of Cincinnati Public Radio’s local network — accounting for the lion’s share of its 211,000 listeners each week — 91.7 WVXU is among the most reliable media institutions in the Tri-State region. Our mission is to always be a trusted, independent source of journalism, music and culture, empowering a vibrant, engaged and informed community.
Why trust us
Our team of reporters and editors have decades of experience writing and reporting the news. Our first responsibility is to our listeners and readers. There is no connection between our funding and editorial decisions. When we do cover a funding partner, a disclosure will be mentioned on-air and online. We take pride in our work, editing and fact-checking every story. If an article warrants a correction, we will immediately correct it and explain the correction for complete transparency.
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A site plan review for an 880,000 square-foot data center in Trenton proposed by developer Prologis is set for the March 30 Planning Commission meeting. -
While teens attend the Garden of Joy Culinary Academy to learn how to cook, the free, after-school program has a broader mission. It's working to reduce gun violence, increase graduation rates and foster safer communities. -
Groundwork Ohio River Valley is hosting its annual air quality program next month. It's open to residents of Covington, Winton Hills, the West End and Forest Park. -
The blast could have killed some surprised fish and temporarily worsened water quality. But, most impacts were diluted due to the size of the Licking River. -
The moratorium lasts for up to a year to give leaders time to consider changes to current zoning regulations. -
The Environmental Protection Agency recently announced it is repealing the 2009 Endangerment Finding, a scientific determination that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare. -
In a statement to WVXU, the EPA said there currently are no plans to close the Erlanger facility, which houses "mission-critical assets." -
Keep Cincinnati Beautiful's "Roots to Boots" program pays and trains young adults from neighborhoods with low tree canopy, poor air quality and high rates of gun violence to manage greenspaces. -
Great Parks has started construction on a composting facility in Winton Woods that will play a key role in the biochar production process. -
The Comprehensive Climate Action Plan was developed by several local organizations, including the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments, City of Cincinnati, Green Umbrella and Southwest Ohio Air Quality Agency.
