Lester Graham
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Lake Superior State University's overused, misused, or useless phrases to be banished in 2022
Ten terms or phrases the English Department at LSSU has determined should be banished in the coming year. → Read More
Some clothes cause microplastic pollution. Researchers say you can do something about that, but it's costly.
Researchers at the University of Toronto found a filter can remove 87 percent of microfibers from the drain water. → Read More
There's more than one reason monarch butterfly populations are declining
Researchers are working to better understand why monarch butterflies are disappearing. It's complicated. → Read More
Despite better energy efficiency, larger suburban homes cause more greenhouse gases
Researchers find racial inequity in household energy efficiency and surprising results in greenhouse gas emissions. → Read More
Lawmakers want a vote on a bill to eliminate cap on rooftop solar
There's bipartisan support to eliminate a one percent cap on distributed energy production such as solar. → Read More
Detroit will vote Tuesday on decriminalizing psychedelic drugs
Proposition E would decriminalize drugs such as peyote, mescaline, and so-called magic mushrooms. → Read More
Will sandhill cranes be hunted in Michigan?
Lawmakers are encouraging the Natural Resources Commission to consider a hunting season for eastern sandhill cranes. → Read More
Cheers! Put some apple cider syrup in your gimlet
Tammy comes up with a new Apple Gimlet recipe. → Read More
Less pollution overall, but Michigan's air still exceeds EPA limits at times
The Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) monitors six different forms of air pollution at locations across the state. In its 112 page → Read More
Invasive aquatic plant is spreading in Michigan lakes and rivers
Michigan state conservation officials say boaters, anglers, and hunters are spreading an invasive aquatic plant. The European frog-bit has been messing up → Read More
Great Lakes in Peril: Invasives, pollution, climate change
When you visit one of the Great Lakes, whether it’s a sandy beach or a rocky coastline, it’s hard to imagine how something so big could be affected so → Read More
U of M researchers find changes in birds' physical forms and migration not connected
Female yellow warbler (Northern) photographed at the Michigan DNR Onsted Game Area. Credit Lester → Read More
Some home garden fertilizers contain PFAS
If you buy some kinds of bagged fertilizer for your garden, you might be getting more than you want. The Ecology Center and Sierra Club sampled different → Read More
Cheers! Asparagus in your cocktail. Really?
Using asparagus in a cocktail seems odd. I mean, if you throw it in with the messy mix of garnish in a garish, way over-the-top Bloody Mary complete with → Read More
USDA expanding program to set aside farm and ranch land for conservation
The Biden administration is reversing Trump administration cuts to the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Payments to farmers to set aside land were → Read More
11,000 people lose extended unemployment benefits this week
About 11,000 people who’ve been getting extended unemployment benefits will lose them this week. Michigan qualified for the federal extended unemployment → Read More
Former state worker charged with embezzling job related money
A former employee of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy is facing embezzlement charges. The Attorney General’s office filed → Read More
U of M team makes discovery about Lake Erie dead zone
New research finds the annual dead zone in Lake Erie is getting a boost that makes it worse very quickly. That dead zone begins with nutrients, phosphorus, → Read More
Beloved Detroit artist Charles McGee has died
Detroit artist Charles McGee has died at the age of 96. His art spans a period of more than 75 years. McGee’s artwork is scattered across Detroit. His work → Read More
A fight to be chair of the Michigan Republican Party
The Michigan Republican Party convention is Saturday. The top job in the party just became a public brawl. The current chair of the state Republican Party → Read More