Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy Press Releases

• Published on August 15, 2024 - 13:00 GMT

  

  State and Local Leaders Discuss How Brownfield Grants Build Up Communities, Strengthen Workforces, and Create Healthier ...

  In communities across Michigan, sites that were once abandoned and considered unusable are being transformed into vibrant places for Michiganders to live, work and play. Today, Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) Director Phil Roos …

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• Published on August 15, 2024 - 05:47 GMT

  

  The Village at Grand Traverse Commons: Transforming communities, transforming environments

  In communities across Michigan, EGLE is transforming sites that were once abandoned and considered unusable into vibrant places for Michiganders to live, work and play. Thanks to Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s prioritization of these investments, EGLE’s …

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• Published on August 14, 2024 - 05:05 GMT

  

  The road to success: Assuring electronic waste recycling access in the Upper Peninsula

  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 …

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• Published on August 13, 2024 - 12:58 GMT

  

  U.P. destinations benefit from grant awards for mobility innovations in Michigan's National Parks

  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 …

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• Published on August 12, 2024 - 05:03 GMT

  

  EGLE adds western Upper Peninsula’s first air monitor

  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 …

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• Published on August 8, 2024 - 16:11 GMT

  

  Great Lakes Drinking Water Conference registration open

  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 …

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• Published on August 8, 2024 - 05:56 GMT

  

  EGLE staffers headed to U.P. State Fair August 12 to 18 to provide helpful information

  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. …

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• Published on August 7, 2024 - 05:38 GMT

  

  Look out for lesser celandine: New invasive plant added to state’s watch list

  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 …

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• Published on August 6, 2024 - 14:31 GMT

  

  Seventeen watershed organizations share over $600,000 in EGLE conservation, education grants

  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 …

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• Published on August 6, 2024 - 12:55 GMT

  

  EGLE announces seven grants to control or prevent nonpoint source pollution

  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 …

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• Published on August 6, 2024 - 05:05 GMT

  

  State launches MiEJScreen Version 1.0 to illuminate environmental, health and socioeconomic conditions in communities

  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 …

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• Published on August 5, 2024 - 06:10 GMT

  

  University looks to the lakes for educational inspiration

  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 …

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• Published on August 2, 2024 - 14:38 GMT

  

  Lead levels in Flint decline in latest round of water testing

  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 …

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• Published on August 2, 2024 - 05:18 GMT

  

  Big win for Michigan: $129.1 million federal investment into Renewables Ready Communities will lower costs, create jobs, and ...

  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 …

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• Published on July 31, 2024 - 06:06 GMT

  

  Michigan’s nonpoint source program leads nation in protecting high quality waters through conservation easements

  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 …

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• Published on July 30, 2024 - 05:22 GMT

  

  Flint mayor, state legislators join with EGLE, others to announce citywide rollout of 60K free curbside carts

  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, …

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• Published on July 26, 2024 - 16:34 GMT

  

  EGLE announces $9.7 million in MI Clean Water grants to help Michigan communities upgrade water infrastructure, protect health, ...

  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 …

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• Published on July 26, 2024 - 06:14 GMT

  

  Ox Creek: Flowing toward economic revival and environmental justice

  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 …

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• Published on July 25, 2024 - 06:12 GMT

  

  Meet EGLE's interns

  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 …

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• Published on July 22, 2024 - 05:37 GMT

  

  Beach-cleaning boost: Roving robot behind cleaner beaches throughout the state

  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 …

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