Lester Graham
Lester Graham is with Michigan Watch, the investigative unit of Michigan Radio.
He was formerly the Senior Editor of The Environment Report/Great Lakes Radio Consortium, the environmental news service based at Michigan Radio, starting with the service in 1998.
He has been a journalist since 1985. Graham has served as a board member of Public Radio News Directors Inc., and also served as President of the Illinois News Broadcasters Association. He is a member of the Radio-Television Digital News Association(RTDNA), Society of Professional Journalists and other professional groups.
Graham received more than 100 awards at the state, regional, national and international levels for journalistic excellence, including four RTDNA Edward R. Murrow awards, two of them at the network level.
Twitter: @MichiganWatch
email: llgraham@umich.edu
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Mallard duck populations are down about 16 to 17 percent since the early 2000s. New technology might help determine why. -
Legislation before the Michigan House would remove permitting authority from municipalities and give it to EGLE.
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Beech leaf disease has been confirmed in Michigan. The disease can kill beech trees in six to ten years.
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New laws will make it easier for some communities to access financing to fix their drinking water systems.
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A smaller than average amount of harmful cyanobacterial blooms forecasted for Lake Erie, but some hoLong-term forecasts of less rain leads researchers to predict there will be a less severe outbreak of harmful cyanobacterial blooms. But where and when storms might hit, the number of hot days, and wind direction all complicate the forecast.
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Caspian terns are on Michigan's threatened species list. Avian influenza is killing hundreds and hundreds of them on Lake Michigan islands.
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There are more dead alewives washing up on Lake Michigan beaches than has been seen in a decade.
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Piping plovers are nesting in more places, and in slightly greater numbers.
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State officials are investigating the extent of the PFAS contamination found where a tannery spread sludge on farm fields.
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EPA: Two toxic hot spots in Michigan will take longer to clean up than many others in Great Lakes stThe federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law makes an additional $1 billion dollars available for most Areas of Concern cleanup by 2030. The Kalamazoo River and Saginaw Bay will take longer.
