The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has developed a new assessment tool for assessing wave energy and erosion on inland lake shorelines. The Inland Lake Shoreline Energy Assessment standardizes evaluation of erosion and …
As part of Compost Awareness Week, MI Environment is highlighting a common question: Why is composting food scraps and yard waste better than sending them to a landfill? Isn’t the decomposition the same? Compost bin with food waste. As gardening …
As part of Air Quality Awareness Week, today’s MI Environment story is an interview between Jenifer Dixon, the Air Quality Division’s (AQD) planning and policy coordinator at the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), and Alec …
In the aftermath of tornados and severe storms that caused widespread damage May 7 in southwest Michigan, residents and businesses impacted by the incident are assessing the destruction and conducting cleanup efforts. As they begin this work, the Michigan …
As the State of Michigan recognizes Compost Awareness Week through May 11, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) Recycling Unit is announcing a $1 million pool of grants for infrastructure projects to increase access to …
The 2024 Air Quality Awareness Week theme is “Know Your Air.” A PurpleAir Monitor. It is important to know the air quality around your home, school, or workplace, and the impact it can have your health and the environment. Knowing more about your air …
This Drinking Water Week, take the opportunity to learn about your local drinking water. Discover its journey from its source to your faucet and the efforts water professionals and you can take to ensure high water quality. Understanding our water is the …
Twenty-two Michigan dams will receive grant funding to help reduce risks and protect residents. The funding is through the Dam Risk Reduction Grant Program (DRRGP) as authorized by the Michigan Legislature. This grant program aims to provide private owners …
Today’s MI Environment story, by Scott Whitcomb, director of the Office of Public Lands at the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, is from the State of the Great Lakes report. To keep up to date on what the State of Michigan is doing to implement the …
Lead service line replacements in River Rouge and Ironwood, and water system improvements in villages, cities, and towns throughout the state are the goals of more than $28.6 million in state grants recently awarded to Michigan communities. The MI Clean …
Joint Press Release City of Flint and Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy FLINT, Mich.—The City of Flint and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) have worked to develop a new administrative consent …
News media contact: Matt Helms 517-284-8300 Customer Assistance: 800-292-9555 The application period has opened for funding through a state program designed to help ensure the supply adequacy and affordability of propane in Michigan, where more than …
Local and state leaders from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), Michigan Infrastructure Office (MIO), City of Detroit, and community organizations are celebrating a historic $156 million investment in solar energy by …
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) Director Phil Roos toured the Marquette Area Wastewater Treatment Facility to celebrate improvements enabled by a $12.5 million loan supported by EGLE’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund. …
The State of Michigan has been allotted $61.9 million by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for lead water service line removal projects. This announcement came on the heels of a report giving Michigan an “A” grade in integrating water equity …
Today’s MI Environment story, by Dr. Tim Boring, director, and Michelle Selzer, of the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, is from the State of the Great Lakes report. EGLE staffer conducts algae bloom sampling from Lake Erie …
While a DJ cued up everything from ABBA to Taylor Swift at Michigan State University (MSU)’s Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center auditorium in East Lansing, 150-plus Michigan high school and middle school students moved to the beat, chatted excitedly, and …
Today’s MI Environment story by Mollie Mahoney, of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is from the State of the Great Lakes report. Construction continues on a new ship passage at the Soo Locks. Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District …
Today’s MI Environment story is based on a press release issued by the Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Mike Neller, director of EGLE's Remediation and Redevelopment Division, EGLE Director Phil Roos, and Kirby Shane, director of EGLE…
EGLE to launch the Michigan Renewable Energy Academy to provide community support Michigan is set to launch the Michigan Renewable Energy Academy (REA) with new resources from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. The State will receive $1.9 million …
