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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The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa wanted Line 5 shut down and moved off its land.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers held an online event to allow the public to make statements regarding the proposed tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac to house Enbridge Energy's Line 5.
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Just as it did in the dispute with Michigan over orders to shut down Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac, Canada is invoking a 1977 pipeline treaty in a dispute with a Native American tribe in Wisconsin.
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When the BP Whiting Refinery was damaged by fire, a wholesale price spike eliminated the price drop that happened a couple of days before.
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The study was critical of the Postal Service research, saying it was flawed.
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources proposes removing 36 species from the list and adding 58.
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The EPA is proposing to designate two chemicals from the PFAS group of more than 4,000 chemicals as hazardous substances. PFOS and PFOA are the most commonly found to be contaminating water.
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Besides making sure their kids' vaccinations are up to date, health experts recommend COVID and flu shots, which can be given at the same time.
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Some dogs in areas of northern Michigan have died of a disease which seems to be canine parvovirus, but not all of the dead dogs tested positive for the virus.
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Mallard duck populations are down about 16 to 17 percent since the early 2000s. New technology might help determine why.