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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

  • North Bay’s PFAS problem: 5 things to know about a ‘forever chemicals’ hotspot in Ontario
    In a small northern city, citizens have launched a class-action lawsuit over decades-old PFAS pollution. The city and federal government, meanwhile, are working on a $122-million clean-up.
  • Enbridge to Pay $275K Settlement for 2019 Wisconsin Spill After DOJ Action
    The Wisconsin Department of Justice announced a $275,000 settlement Thursday with energy firm Enbridge for alleged violations of the state’s spills law over a 2019 spill in Jefferson County.
  • Scientists have a new tool in the fight against toxic algal blooms: buoys
    University of Toledo researchers have developed a system of buoys that slowly release algaecide into the surrounding water.

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