In a clean competition, Michigan is winning: The state is near the top of the pack nationwide for creating clean energy jobs. Cover of the Clean Jobs America 2024 report. A recent study – the 2024 Clean Jobs America Report from E2 – ranked Michigan No …
Air quality inspections are one of the primary ways the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy’s Air Quality Division (AQD) determines a company's compliance with air quality rules and regulations. The bread and butter of an …
Help keep Michigan communities safe and healthy by disposing of unneeded medications in your home. Simply bring them to one of the many drop-off locations throughout Michigan on Saturday, Oct. 26 – National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Participating …
Phil Roos, director of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) and two staffers from the department attended the Governor’s Tribal- State Summit in Marquette on Oct. 11. This year’s meeting was hosted by the Keweenaw Bay …
New recycling drop-off centers, a system for repurposing electric vehicle batteries for portable power stations, and a program focused on electronic waste upcycling and computer repair classes: These are among the latest projects to earn recognition – and …
Today, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) announced the first round of grants from the Renewables Ready Communities Awards (RRCA), made available by Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget. RRCA grants aim to …
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) joined officials from the City of South Haven and the South Haven Area Water-Sewer Authority (SHAWSA) on last month for a groundbreaking celebration to kickoff construction on a new …
The City of Detroit, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy (EGLE), and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are soliciting ideas from the community to create an environmentally beneficial projects (EBP) list for …
As part of International E-Waste Day, MI Environment is highlighting the efforts to promote recycling of electronic items. Television cathode Ray tube farm: the result of unregulated recycling efforts. In 2023, the amount of goods considered to be …
As Michigan’s Filter First laws approaches their one-year anniversary, Holly Gohlke, the coordinator of the School Drinking Water Program at the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), recently provided an update to attendees of …
Today in Lansing, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) announced the awards of the Critical Minerals Grant, made available by Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget. The grants aim to advance the research, …
If “Celica” makes you think of a Toyota, think again. CELICA – the Clean Energy for Low Income Communities Accelerator – is a Michigan partnership of state and local governments with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to lower energy bills for people in …
Michigan has selected 25 community-based organizations to join the state’s first Michigan (MI) Justice40 Accelerator, a 12-month program designed to build capacity and provide funding, training, and technical support to organizations serving under- …
As autumn leaves start falling and you ready for winter, don’t just think about composting -- make it happen! A child places a bucket of leaves into a compost bin. Composting yard waste is the simplest thing we can all do to fight climate change while …
The Safe Drinking Water Act dramatically improved the lives of Americans, but challenges to ensuring healthy tap water continue to grow, Phil Roos, director of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), told more than 370 …
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has won a national music video contest promoting radon testing and awareness. EGLE staffers Jay Paquette, Katrina Robinson, Ben Lowen and Eileen Boekestein (l to r) in parody music …
Nine staffers at the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) took part in a massive cleanup effort in Lansing in September. State of Michigan volunteers ready to work at Cherry Hill Park at 8 a.m., including EGLE volunteers …
Several billion dollars in state and federal aid have flowed to Michigan communities over the past five years providing financial assistance to water, wastewater, and stormwater systems that are protecting the environment and health of Michigan residents …
Critical water system upgrades are in the works in dozens of Michigan communities thanks to $1.05 billion in low-interest loans from the state revolving funds. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) issued financing …
As part of Climate Week and National Clean Energy Week, today’s MI Environment story is courtesy of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Electric vehicle using a charger at park. Noticed something new at your favorite state park? The …
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