Lester Graham
Reporter at WUOM-FM (Ann Arbor, MI)
Lester Graham is a reporter @EnvironReport @MichiganRadio #Michigan #GreatLakes #environment
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5 days ago |
michiganpublic.org | Lester Graham
Nearly a year ago, plans to turn some not-terribly-productive farmland into a wetland were announced as a pilot project. Now, deep-rooted grasses and plants friendly to bees and butterflies are beginning to make the 300 acres look lush. Yet to be determined is how well this will capture nutrient runoff from farm fields in the headwaters of the River Raisin watershed.
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1 week ago |
michiganpublic.org | Lester Graham
The Supreme Court backed a multibillion-dollar oil railroad expansion in Utah Thursday in a ruling that scales back a key environmental law for projects around the country. The 8-0 decision comes after an appeal to the high court from backers of the project, which is aimed at quadrupling oil production in the remote area of sandstone and sagebrush. Environmental groups said the decision would have sweeping impacts on National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA, reviews.
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1 week ago |
michiganpublic.org | Lester Graham
Peer-reviewed research out of the University of Michigan indicates that Great Lakes temperature extremes have changed across all five Great Lakes over the last 80 years. Borrowing computer modeling concepts that have been used to study the oceans, the researchers refined them to work with the Great Lakes. Drew Gronewold is an associate professor at UM's School of Environment and Sustainability. He said when we talk about heat waves on land, people understand.
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3 weeks ago |
bridgemi.com | Lester Graham |Michigan Public
The last phase of construction is underway. This photo, taken in February, shows how much excavation was needed to prepare for the hundreds of thousands of tons of concrete that will be used to build the new lock. (Lester Graham/Michigan Public) May 15, 2025 Great Lakes, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Upper Peninsula, blue economy, Rural MichiganOne of the Great Lakes region’s most critical pieces of infrastructure is in Sault Ste.
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3 weeks ago |
circleofblue.org | Lester Graham |Keith Schneider |Kelly House
Posted inGreat Lakes MUSKEGON—New luxury homes, yacht slips, and trendy hotels and restaurants are cropping up along the glittering waterfront of this west Michigan city. Nothing unusual for the Lake Michigan coast, long known for beach towns that cater to summer vacationers and wealthy second-homers. But to those familiar with Muskegon’s blue collar history, it’s a stunning transformation.
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