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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The Ohio Power Siting Board approved the Clear Mountain Energy Center, which will be built in Batavia, Jackson, and Williamsburg townships. -
The Clean Energy Buyer's Association found that by 2050, the U.S. steel industry will require 10 times as much electricity as it does now. -
"It appears like a typical winter," Hamilton County Public Health Medical Director Steve Feagins says. -
The Mill Creek Alliance is getting ready to modify the two largest remaining low head dams, improving the stream for wildlife and making it safer for people. -
Officials are encouraging drivers to navigate the roads with caution as a winter storm moves through the Midwest. -
Reports of dead birds came from Warren, Montgomery, Auglaize, Erie, Huron, Logan, Mercer, Richland, Sandusky and Stark counties. -
The National Audubon Society's Christmas Bird Count has taken place every December and January since 1900. -
A bipartisan bill introduced in Congress seeks to bring funding to the Ohio River Basin. -
The Metropolitan Sewer District is starting construction on three anaerobic digesters at the Little Miami Wastewater Treatment Plant. -
Assistant Professor in the College of Engineering and Applied Science Dongmei Feng mapped the daily streamflow of 2.9 million rivers. The goal? To determine how their flows have changed over the past several decades.
