It started out as a complaint in 2014 about an unregistered electronics recycler with a pile of televisions behind their place of business. It ended with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2020 spending over $1 million to cleanup over 1.2 …
As the annual Upper Peninsula State Fair welcomes guests to Escanaba Aug. 12-18, several other U.P. destinations also have cause to celebrate: They’re getting a charge out of new funding announced in a state-federal partnership for sustainable mobility …
Bryan Lomerson started his morning with two fawns ambling down the gravel road toward an air monitor recently installed in Negaunee Township by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE). EGLE environmental technician Brian …
Registration is underway for the inaugural Great Lakes Drinking Water Conference, taking place September 25-26 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. This year’s conference marks the 50th anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and boasts …
Get ready for a full week at the Upper Peninsula State Fair in Escanaba from August 12 to August 18. Staffers from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) will be at the fair, bringing a wealth of knowledge with them. …
Lesser celandine (Ficaria verna), an invasive plant that has been cropping up in floodplain forests in mid-Michigan, has been added to the state’s invasive species watch list. The designation recognizes the threat the plant poses to native habitats and …
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has announced 17 grants totaling over $600,000 for projects that will support watershed organizations with conservation and educational efforts. The Watershed Council Support grants are …
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) announced today about $3.5 million in Nonpoint Source (NPS) Program grants. These funds will support seven projects that will prevent, reduce, or eliminate polluted runoff and other …
Michigan’s environmental justice screening tool– MIEJScreen–is now available in version 1.0. The tool is available to all Michiganders—from state regulators and decision makers to businesses and community members—as a resource to provide a better …
The College of Great Lakes Ecology and Education at Lake Superior State University (LSSU) marks a significant stride toward sustaining Michigan’s invaluable water resources. Students in a high school natural resources career and technology class offered …
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) today announced that the City of Flint’s Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) monitoring has shown the 90th percentile for lead to be 1 part per billion (ppb). This result marks the eighth …
An action plan is good. The means to carry it out is even better. Governor Gretchen Whitmer making MI Healthy Climate Plan announcement in front of solar panel. A newly announced award of $129.1 million to the State of Michigan will launch a new program …
Michigan’s 76,439 miles of rivers and streams and 11,000 inland lakes are an incredible treasure contributing to Michigan’s legacy of clean water supporting world class fisheries. Prairieville Creek flowing through land protected by the James Conservation …
Today’s MI Environment story is courtesy of the Recycling Raccoons. Recycling carts at a press conference in Flint. Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley recently joined with Genesee County state legislators and leaders with the Michigan Dept. of Environment, …
Combined sewer separation in Dearborn, protection from PFAS near Cadillac, and work toward lead service line removals in 13 communities are among $9.7 million in state grants recently awarded to Michigan cities, villages, and townships to protect public …
On the brink of a summit dedicated to the communitywide revival of Ox Creek in Southwest Michigan’s Berrien County, work and investments keep rolling. Efforts have come far since the 1980s, when now-Benton Harbor Interim City Manager Alex Little recalls …
As part of National Intern Day, MI Environment looks at the first student cohort of interns at the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE). EGLE last year revamped and redeveloped its internship program. The focus of the new …
Today’s MI Environment story is courtesy the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. A beach-cleaning robot known as “BeBot,” an advanced method of managing litter that’s electric-powered and remote-operated, is helping keep Michigan's inland lake …
Detroit’s rich automotive history came with a steep price. Countless assembly and supplier plants that once drove the city’s economy are now better known for the number of comments their pictures get on ruins blogs than for the number of families who …
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is awarding a grant that will help bring a vacant and contaminated property back to life in Ypsilanti. Developer Jamie Taralunga plans to turn 2 West Michigan Avenue into a musical …
