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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Only one state, Colorado, has passed legislation that allows farmers to repair farm machinery themselves. Michigan hopes to soon be another in the battle for the right to repair their own equipment.
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Environmental groups have asked the Department of Energy to require an Environmental Impact Statement to ensure the shuttered Palisades nuclear plant is safe before giving it $1 billion dollars to restart the power plant. -
As researchers learn more about the hazards of plastics and microplastics in the Great Lakes, it's becoming clear Canada and the U.S. need to cooperate in stopping the pollution. -
Two bills in the Michigan Legislature could help reduce lead exposure and ensure kids are tested for lead. -
Michigan DNR proposes adding rabbits, squirrels, chipmunks and others to lethal nuisance regulationsThe proposal would allow landowners to kill year-round in unlimited numbers animals that are about to damage property without first getting a permit. -
The clean energy group Climate Power says Michigan will see thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in clean tech jobs. -
Michigan Saves, a "green bank" program, hopes to get part of $27 billion offered by the U.S. EPA for energy efficiency in homes and buildings. -
The spending plan includes significant funding for Great Lakes projects and Michigan infrastructure. -
Economists at the University of Michigan expect Michigan's population to grow by a half-million over three decades. -
The Recovering America's Wildlife Act would have meant nearly $1.5 billion a year for protecting at risk species.
