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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U of M economists say state government better prepared for mild recession than before Great RecessioThe State of Michigan has surplus money and additional federal dollars coming in from the American Rescue Plan and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. -
There's an effort underway to get the Michigan Legislature to appropriate $30 million to create wetlands as a way to reduce harmful algal blooms.
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Michigan has been awarded up to $54 million for electric school buses in the first round of awards announced.
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Oak trees are not regenerating in numbers to replace mature trees.
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People with colorblindness often cannot distinguish colors such as red and green. That can change the experience of seeing fall leaves, or a northern cardinal in the trees. And it's prompted some changes at a couple of state parks.
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The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa wanted Line 5 shut down and moved off its land.
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Mallard duck populations are down about 16 to 17 percent since the early 2000s. New technology might help determine why.
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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.
