The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is awarding a $400,000 Brownfield Redevelopment Grant to a project that will bring 89 units of new affordable housing to downtown Bay City. The site is made up of three parcels of land. …
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is awarding a $410,000 Brownfield Redevelopment Grant to Royal Oak Township to help with the creation of 24 new affordable single-family homes. The Royal Oak Cottages project covers 24 …
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is awarding a $700,000 Brownfield Redevelopment Grant to a project that will create 24 units of new workforce housing in Elk Rapids, a small village in Antrim County. The community has …
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is awarding a $1 million Brownfield Redevelopment Grant to a project that will bring 54 new units of low-income housing to Pontiac. The Auburn Place redevelopment will happen on what is …
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is awarding an $850,000 Brownfield Redevelopment Grant to a project that will bring 46-units of new affordable housing to Muskegon. The 0.97-acre property at 122 West Muskegon Avenue …
The Recycling Raccoon Squad is already in full swing for summer. Between swimming, cookouts and summer projects we'll put off until the fall, we've got it all. But something we never put off is sharing some of our favorite recycling updates. …
LANSING, Michigan – Today, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) announced Alessandra Carreon as its new chief climate officer. In this role, Carreon will lead EGLE’s Office of Climate and Energy (OCE), bringing her …
Beyond projecting volumes and laying out a series of actions, the plans will specify who the communities plan to turn to for materials hauling, staging, monitoring, decontamination, and ultimately a combination of recycling, composting, beneficial reuse, …
A current moves through the West Michigan town of Benton Harbor. Literally, it’s the flow of Ox Creek. Figuratively, it’s a community-led drive for economic and environmental transformation. From stream restoration to solar arrays, brownfield cleanup to …
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) announced today that it has opened public comment for Enbridge Energy’s permit application seeking authorization for surface facilities associated with the proposed Line 5 tunnel …
She’s been on a mission to educate shop owners, flea market vendors and others about the dangers of mercury-containing items and to tell them that certain items – like thermometers and thermostats – are even banned from sale in Michigan. The Michigan …
Today's story is part of a series from NextCycle Michigan that MI Environment runs periodically to highlight the program's effort to attract end markets for recyclable materials through new companies and new jobs in Michigan, leveraging state …
Eight awardees from all corners of Michigan will become the first MI Solar for All pilots, awarded in round one of the Solar for Savings (SFS) grants opportunity. SFS is the first of a series of MI Healthy Climate Challenge (MHC Challenge) grant …
Once overlooked and contaminated, two properties in the heart of Kalamazoo are now being redeveloped into affordable housing and community space. These transformations are the result of years of collaboration between the City of Kalamazoo, local developers …
Today, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) Director Phil Roos toured Harrison Circle and River’s Edge, two brownfield redevelopment sites in downtown Kalamazoo. After the tour, Director Roos led a roundtable discussion …
Tuesday, July 29, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Invasive spotted lanternfly, first detected in Pennsylvania in 2014, is now present in at least 18 eastern U.S. states. In Michigan, localized spotted lanternfly infestations in four southeastern counties are expected to …
Make Food Not Waste (MFNW), a NextCycle Michigan Partner, is one of the organizations that receives donated food from Metro Food Rescue. They use the food at their Upcycling Kitchens—located at a Presbyterian church and a Salvation Army center that …
The conference builds on a years-long effort to cultivate a WLEB community, foster trust, and generate input for the DAP through presentations, panels, question-and-answer sessions, networking, and discussion groups. Partners met for the first State of the …
It’s National Tire Safety Week, and MI Environment is highlighting how proper tire care and maintenance benefit the environment. Properly inflated tires help promote better fuel economy, and regular care helps tires get the most potential wear prior to …
Around the 4th of July, we celebrate our country’s independence by letting off beautiful sparkly fireworks. While amazing to look at, when fireworks go off, particles and gases are released into the air along with splashes of color in the sky. The Michigan …
