The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is awarding a $1 million Brownfield Redevelopment Grant to a project that will improve the Port of Monroe, allowing it to take in more cargo and be better prepared for emergencies. The …
Today’s MI Environment story was previously published by NextCycle Michigan and has been updated at the bottom to reflect the latest projects in the Upper Peninsula. Recyclers and composters in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (U.P.) face all the challenges of …
Today, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) Director Phil Roos released the following statement in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notifying Michigan of its termination of funding for Michigan’s …
The Upper Peninsula (U.P.) now has five certified radon contractors to serve customers, a 67 percent increase over last year. Two of the contractors – located in Au Train and Ishpeming – are new, following a radon mitigation training course offered last …
Wanting to keep his income stream going, he tossed the stuff with no value in small piles. Television tubes and plastic TV carcasses started to pile up -- piled up so high that the house could not be seen from the street. The glass TV tubes were piled …
The Asian longhorned beetle, or ALB for short, is a non-native, wood-boring beetle considered invasive in North America because it attacks at least 12 types of hardwood trees, including maples, elms, horse chestnuts, birches and willows. There are no …
Awards through MI Healthy Climate Challenge are pilot projects for MI Solar For All The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) today announced awardees from around Michigan in the second round of the Solar for Savings (SFS) …
EGLE and MIO focus on ‘Elective Pay,’ launch second competitive MI Healthy Climate Challenge grant opportunity and statewide ambassador program Two new opportunities will support nonprofits, public institutions, and other tax-exempt entities in accessing …
Registration is now open for the inaugural Great Lakes Microplastics Summit, taking place October 22. Hosted by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), this free virtual one-day event will bring together researchers, …
EGLE staffers are headed to Escanaba for a full week of fun, learning, and community at the Upper Peninsula State Fair from August 11 to 17, and you don’t want to miss this! Swing by the Ruth Butler Exhibition Building, during fair hours, where the EGLE …
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), has prepared a draft renewal license for the US Ecology Detroit South (aka EQ Detroit) hazardous waste management facility located at 1923 Frederick St, Detroit, MI 48211. The renewal …
As part of National Intern Day, this Fast Five edition of MI Environment – the latest in EGLE’s Career Series – features EGLE’s 19 working at the department in 2025. Earlier this year, EGLE announced it transitioned its internship program from an unpaid …
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) recently launched the second iteration of GeoWebFace, an online application that allows users to view information related to Michigan’s non-renewable geological resources. The former …
As northern Michigan is recovering and rebuilding from the March 2025 ice storm, affected landowners have been interested in regaining access to their lake or stream and cleaning up their waterfront. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and …
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is awarding $4.6 million in brownfield redevelopment funding to six projects estimated to create 906 new jobs and draw more than $125 million in capital investment. Central Lake Auto …
“Out of sight, out of mind,” goes the expression, but ignoring septic systems that treat millions of gallons of sewage each day threatens the pure Michigan waters we all rely on for drinking, recreation, habitat, and more. Now, the new Septic Replacement …
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is awarding a $1 million Brownfield Redevelopment Grant to a project that will rehabilitate a vacant factory in west Michigan and create new jobs. The Flint Group Building at 111 Day …
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is awarding a $400,000 Brownfield Redevelopment Grant to a project that will turn a contaminated former gas station site into new commercial and retail space. The former Central Lake …
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is awarding a $1 million grant to the redevelopment of an unregulated landfill in Taylor. The nearly 74-acre site at 6775 Inkster Road contains a dump historically known as the Beverly …
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is awarding a $2 million grant-and-loan package to the redevelopment of two unregulated landfills in Romulus. The nearly 290-acre site at 36411 Ecorse Road contains dumps historically …
