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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Heat and lack of rain are stressing some trees. Here's what you can do to help them. -
New laws will make it easier for some communities to access financing to fix their drinking water systems.
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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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State officials are investigating the extent of the PFAS contamination found where a tannery spread sludge on farm fields.
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The 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.
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An estimate from a state official indicates hackers are trying to breach Michigan government computer systems, "literally tens of millions of times every day."
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Democratic Senator Gary Peters has introduced legislation to help prevent spills and mandates on methods to clean up spills.
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The Great Lakes News Collaborative asked state and national experts how Michigan could break the cycle of underfunding and poor decision-making that has left water systems across Michigan in sorry shape.
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Additional money brings the total amount to start cleanups to $4 million for more than 170 sites.
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Avian influenza has spread from birds to wild foxes. Three red fox kits in three different locations have died.
