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Author Archives: Lester Graham, Michigan Public

Posted inLatest News, Michigan, News, Region

How many cigarette butts are littering your local beach?

by Lester Graham, Michigan Public August 27, 2025November 8, 2025

Cigarette butts are one of the most common kind of plastic pollution found on Great Lakes beaches.

Posted inBlue Economy, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Lake Huron, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Politics, Shipping and Ports, The Blue Economy, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Will Congress and the President approve money to finish the Soo Lock expansion?

by Lester Graham, Michigan Public May 15, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inBlue Economy, Blue Economy, Commercial Fishing, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Science, Technology & Research, The Blue Economy, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Keeping the $5.5 billion Great Lakes fishery afloat as Trump administration considers cuts

by Lester Graham, Michigan Public May 13, 2025November 7, 2025

Latest News

  • Formal Repeal of Roadless Rule Directly Threatens Midwest Wilderness
    Federal agencies say opening these lands will reduce wildfire risks and make timber more accessible. Experts, however, say the government is contradicting itself.
  • Gary power outage underscores stakes of Solar for All cancellation
    Some city residents went two weeks without power following storms. The federal program, ended by Trump, would have enabled many to access solar and batteries.
  • Enbridge temporarily halts work on Line 5 reroute after 1.3M gallon gas leak
    Canadian energy firm has begun work to burn off around 84K gallons of remaining natural gas liquids.

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