Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy Press Releases - EIN Presswire

Published on June 10, 2024 - 19:55 GMT

New online resource will help homeowners and renters calculate energy upgrade savings from the Inflation Reduction Act, state and ...

In Detroit today, Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Rewiring America launched a Michigan-specific calculator to help homeowners and renters estimate how much they can save with clean energy incentives and tax credits created by the Biden-Harris …

Distribution channels:

Published on June 10, 2024 - 19:55 GMT

EGLE seeks proposals for green maritime strategy development

For-profit organizations, nonprofits, schools, and governments may apply for $200,000 grant The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is announcing a request for proposals (RFP) for a project to develop a maritime strategy for …

Distribution channels:

Published on June 7, 2024 - 15:52 GMT

EGLE announces $64.6 million in MI Clean Water grants to help Michigan communities upgrade water infrastructure, protect health ...

New water storage tanks in Benton Township, repaired sewer mains in Bellevue, and wastewater plant upgrades in Manistique are among more than $64 million in state grants recently awarded to Michigan communities to protect public health and Michigan’s water …

Distribution channels:

Published on May 31, 2024 - 13:33 GMT

ICYMI: Focus on environmental justice motivates MI Healthy Climate Conference

Like the impacts of climate change, the effects of climate action ripple outward through communities, social strata, economic sectors, and more. During the MI Healthy Climate Conference, members of the Michigan Advisory Council on Environmental Justice ( …

Distribution channels:

Published on May 30, 2024 - 18:48 GMT

Michigan school districts to see more clean and electric school buses with $24M investment from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

A cool hundred: That’s how many clean-powered school buses are soon to join Michigan public schools’ fleets with help from newly announced federal investments. The Biden-Harris Administration has announced the recipients of the U.S. Environmental …

Distribution channels:

Published on May 30, 2024 - 14:37 GMT

Great Lakes and Fresh Water Week, June 1-9, celebrates water-wellness connection

Whether we’re drinking from the tap or drinking in a lake view, water and wellness go hand in hand in Michigan. That’s the message of this year’s Michigan Great Lakes and Fresh Water Week (GLFWW), Saturday, June 1-Sunday, June 9. The annual dedication by …

Distribution channels:

Published on May 29, 2024 - 08:49 GMT

ICYMI: New MI Healthy Climate Corps front and center at state’s MI Healthy Climate Conference

An old adage says the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, and the next-best time is now. May 15 was a great choice, too. On that day – the eve of the second-annual MI Healthy Climate Conference – members of Michigan’s new MI Healthy Climate Corps ( …

Distribution channels:

Published on May 29, 2024 - 05:05 GMT

Hot tip for travelers: Leave firewood at home

Moving firewood when you camp, hunt or head out for a weekend getaway means you risk carrying tree-killing insects and diseases inside the firewood. Bugs can crawl out, infesting trees and carrying diseases that can forever change the landscape of the …

Distribution channels:

Published on May 28, 2024 - 05:13 GMT

EGLE, MDHHS offer tips to stay healthy during poor air quality days

As the 2024 North American wildfire season continues and warmer weather increases the risk of higher ozone levels, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy is joining with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) …

Distribution channels:

Published on May 24, 2024 - 05:04 GMT

EGLE veterans joined by volunteers from six other State agencies to beautify veterans’ cemetery in Grand Rapids

Ahead of Memorial Day, 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). He leads the department’s Veterans …

Distribution channels:

Published on May 23, 2024 - 06:43 GMT

Know the fire risks associated with lithium-ion batteries

As part of National Electric Safety Month, today’s MI Environment story is featuring the proper use and recycling or disposal of lithium-ion batteries. The upcoming Michigan Environmental Compliance Conference in Lansing on June 5 and 6 is featuring a …

Distribution channels:

Published on May 21, 2024 - 14:01 GMT

EGLE and Michigan Saves launch Septic Replacement Loan Program

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has partnered with Michigan Saves, the nation's first nonprofit green bank, to offer financing for the replacement of failing or near-failing septic systems through the Septic …

Distribution channels:

Published on May 21, 2024 - 06:22 GMT

Looking U.P.: Director of EGLE listens and learns in Michigan's Upper Peninsula

By a host of measures – distance, population, lifestyles, economy, climate, ecosystems, and more – the Upper Peninsula is far from Lansing. But like everywhere in Michigan, there’s common ground when it comes to protecting the natural environment and …

Distribution channels:

Published on May 20, 2024 - 15:50 GMT

Governor, Lieutenant Governor break big news at the MI Healthy Climate Conference

This was not Nate Burnand’s first MI Healthy Climate Conference. The Michigan Public Service Commission analyst happily came back for more after last year’s inaugural event. Governor Gretchen Whitmer rallies hundreds of attendees Friday, May 17, with her …

Distribution channels:

Published on May 17, 2024 - 18:38 GMT

Governor Whitmer announces new program to drive large-scale clean energy investments, leverage federal resources

Today at the MI Healthy Climate Conference in Lansing, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) have been determined to be State …

Distribution channels:

Published on May 17, 2024 - 05:25 GMT

EGLE partners with others to offer boat shrink-wrap recycling

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is partnering with the Michigan Recycling Coalition, Dr. Shrink, Bay Area Recycling for Charities and Emmet County Recycling to help keep boat shrink-wrap out of landfills, and you can …

Distribution channels:

Published on May 16, 2024 - 18:09 GMT

Michigan Allocates $12 Million to Support Community-Based Organizations In Advancing Environmental and Climate Justice

Today, at the second annual MI Healthy Climate Conference, Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II announced two new state programs to support community-based organizations, tribal governments, and local governments in leveraging Environmental Justice and …

Distribution channels:

Published on May 16, 2024 - 12:08 GMT

EGLE kicks off MI Healthy Climate Conference

Today, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) kicked off the second annual MI Healthy Climate Conference with the theme of “Accelerating Action.” The goal of the conference, May 16-17 at the Lansing Center, is to motivate …

Distribution channels:

Published on May 16, 2024 - 06:43 GMT

EGLE staffers tackle litter in Gaylord

As part of Earth Day activities, a group of staffers at the Gaylord District Field Office of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), volunteered for an Adopt-a-Highway litter cleanup in Gaylord. The Michigan Department of …

Distribution channels:

Published on May 15, 2024 - 05:26 GMT

Didymo cells found in section of the Au Sable River in Oscoda County

Didymo cells have been found in algae samples taken from submerged rocks and debris at two boating access sites on the Au Sable River north of Luzerne in Oscoda County, Michigan. Didymo covers vegetation in an area of the Boardman River. Sampling …

Distribution channels: