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

Published on May 13, 2024 - 19:45 GMT

EGLE announces $23.3 million in MI Clean Water grants to help Michigan communities upgrade water infrastructure, protect health, ...

Water main replacement in Owosso and lead service line removals in Escanaba are among more than $23 million in state grants recently awarded to Michigan communities to protect public health and Michigan’s water resources. The MI Clean Water Plan grants …

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Published on May 10, 2024 - 19:02 GMT

EGLE Invests More Than $958 Million in Lead Service Line Removals to Protect Public Health, Natural Resources

Today, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy joined officials from the City of Detroit and the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) for a press conference highlighting recent transformational investments in removing lead …

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Published on May 10, 2024 - 13:24 GMT

EGLE announces Inland Lake Shoreline Energy Assessment

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 …

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Published on May 10, 2024 - 06:19 GMT

Why composting food scraps is better than sending them to a landfill

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 …

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Published on May 9, 2024 - 05:44 GMT

Air Quality Alerts and Advisories: An interview with an EGLE meteorologist

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 …

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Published on May 8, 2024 - 13:39 GMT

State issues guidelines to assist southwest Michigan residents with storm cleanup

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 …

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Published on May 8, 2024 - 13:39 GMT

$1 million available to fund food waste reduction

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 …

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Published on May 8, 2024 - 05:44 GMT

Know your environment, know your air

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 …

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Published on May 7, 2024 - 05:26 GMT

Learn more about your water during Drinking Water Week

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 …

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Published on May 6, 2024 - 20:45 GMT

Twenty-two Michigan dams get safety upgrade funding through risk-reduction program

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 …

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Published on May 6, 2024 - 05:41 GMT

Embracing the climate solution that surrounds us

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 …

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Published on May 3, 2024 - 19:58 GMT

EGLE announces $28.6 million in MI Clean Water grants to help Michigan communities upgrade water infrastructure, protect health, ...

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 …

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Published on May 3, 2024 - 17:02 GMT

City of Flint and EGLE release draft administrative consent agreement

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 …

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Published on May 3, 2024 - 17:02 GMT

MPSC, EGLE announce applications are open for propane storage and resilience grants

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 …

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Published on May 3, 2024 - 16:00 GMT

Local and state leaders unite to celebrate $156 million investment to increase access to solar energy for low-income families

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 …

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Published on May 3, 2024 - 15:00 GMT

EGLE director visits Marquette, meets with local leaders about water infrastructure investments

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. …

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Published on May 2, 2024 - 22:35 GMT

State awarded $61 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help communities remove lead service lines

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 …

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Published on May 2, 2024 - 05:09 GMT

Reaping results in Lake Erie phosphorus reduction

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 …

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Published on May 1, 2024 - 05:46 GMT

First Earth Day Student Summit gets students future focused

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 …

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Published on April 30, 2024 - 05:25 GMT

A lock on the future of shipping

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 …

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