Lester Graham
Reporter, The Environment ReportLester Graham reports for The Environment Report. He has reported on public policy, politics, and issues regarding race and gender inequity. He was previously with The Environment Report at Michigan Public from 1998-2010.
He has been a journalist since 1985. Graham has served as a board member of the 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.
Lester has received 15 first place national awards for journalism excellence and scores more at the national, regional, and state levels.
Contact Lester: graham@michiganradio.org
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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 decades of study reveals a complex combination of factors causing large cyanobacterial blooms and their toxicity. Government incentives to reduce nutrient pollution from farms have not been enough to solve the problem so far. -
Researchers are studying how much of cyanobacterial toxins become airborne. They say breathing in the toxins is much worse than ingesting them. -
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration –also called NOAA [NOH-ah]- is giving states money to make coastlines more resilient to climate change effects. -
Local, state, and federal agencies conduct exercises based on worst case scenarios of petroleum spills into the Great Lakes. -
After decades of disinvestment and population loss, some of Michigan’s cities feel they’re not able to tackle new challenges such as climate change. -
Harmful algal blooms are forming in some parts of Lake Erie earlier than they typically do. -
The Michigan Wildlife Council has issued its first ever top ten list of wildlife management success stories. -
Researchers are projecting the cyanobacterial bloom in the western basin of Lake Erie won’t be as bad as last year. -
There are legal questions about Chicago’s plans to sell Lake Michigan water to Joliet [JOE-lee-ett], Illinois.
