The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) announced today about $2.9 million in Nonpoint Source (NPS) Program grants. These funds will support eight projects that will prevent, reduce, or eliminate polluted runoff and other …
As part of World GIS Day, MI Environment is highlighting the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy’s recent story map on emerging contaminants of concern. “Contaminants of emerging concern” refers to various chemicals and substances …
Michigan is ramping up its commitment to turning contaminated and underused properties into opportunities for growth. With new state investments and proposed legislation, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is making it …
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) Director Phil Roos joined Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud, Representative Alabas Farhat, and other state and local leaders today for a tour and roundtable in Dearborn to highlight how …
Property formerly owned by the Lockhart Chemical Company, responsible for a 2022 oil spill into the Flint River, was sold to local company TRU Additives, which voluntarily entered an administrative agreement with the Michigan Department of Environment, …
Salamanders, toads and frogs have a similar strategy, burrowing under the leaves and into the moist ground to ride out the winter. So do the young of one of Michigan’s rare turtle species. “Eastern box turtle hatchlings, Michigan’s only true land-based …
The Hendricks Foundation’s tech education courses, offered at starter, plus, and master levels, are open to students in the seventh grade and above and do not require any prior tech experience. “Beyond the devices, we aim to give students a level of …
Trees across Michigan are just wrapping up their display of fall color, with the reds, oranges and yellows of oak trees often taking center stage. That annual autumn color fest may be at risk, though, because oak trees across areas of the Lower Peninsula, …
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) recently kicked off a Statewide Manganese Occurrence Study that will focus on sampling water in 41 Michigan counties. The goal is to identify areas at risk of elevated manganese levels …
Today’s MI Environment story is by Jim Day, senior environmental quality analyst in the Materials Management Division of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) and member of EGLE Vets. Sandra Philpott-Burke is a powerful …
One year down, one to go: That wasn’t the original plan for the newly named MI Healthy Climate Community Accelerator (launched as the Michigan Justice40 Accelerator), but why slow down when you’ve got a good thing going? The Office of Climate and Energy …
The first two rounds of the Clean Fuel and Charging Infrastructure (CFCI) Program have invested more than $1.84 million in 31 multifamily properties across Michigan for 201 new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. The grants expand charging access for …
For the third consecutive year, several EGLE staffers partnered with Michigan Waterways Stewards to participate in a downtown Lansing river district cleanup recently. “It was a great day of stewardship, team building and giving back to the community,” said …
EGLE staff at the health fair explained what radon is, the risks it poses, and common misconceptions. One in every four Michigan homes is expected to have radon levels that exceed the recommended federal action level. Radon is a naturally occurring …
Last year, Eaton County Parks and Recreation Department held its first “Pumpkin Chuck” event at Fitzgerald Park in Grand Ledge. Participants brought jack-o’-lanterns and pumpkins and catapulted them into the sky to say goodbye. Organizers had planned to …
In March 2024, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) launched 30 chosen professionals on an eight-month service mission to help communities, agencies, and institutions throughout the state to drive future-focused …
LANSING, Michigan – Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II today joined a celebration of community-led climate and environmental justice action 12 months in the making: the successful close of the first year of Michigan's Justice40 Accelerator and the …
The Water Resources Division of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) recently launched a dashboard on Michigan Lake Water Clarity. The Michigan Lake Water Clarity Dashboard offers satellite-derived insights into lake …
On the roads and in school driveways all over Michigan, a quiet revolution is underway: the transformation of bus fleets from dirty diesels to clean energy. In a state where nearly 17,000 school buses transport more than 800,000 students a year, six years …
They’re everywhere. Plastics surround us every day in the products we use at home, at work, and on the road. Most of us feel vaguely uneasy about the amount we can’t recycle or manage. Knowing how durable and long-lasting plastics are, we understand they …
