LANSING, Michigan – A big challenge to the health of the Great Lakes takes a tiny form: microplastics. These plastic particles – smaller than 5 millimeters – can be found in Michigan’s lakes, rivers, drinking water, wildlife, and even the air. To raise …
Most people don’t spend much time thinking about firewood. If it’s split and dry, it’s good to go, right? Well, maybe not. In recognition of Firewood Month, Michigan’s Invasive Species Program is taking a few minutes to unpack some firewood facts to help …
“When federal, state, and local governments cooperate to solve problems, great things can happen,” said Eric Oswald director of EGLE’s Drinking Water and Environment Health Division. “The GLO initiative has made a real difference in improving drinking …
LANSING, Michigan – The number of clean-powered school buses in Michigan keeps rising. A new round of investment totaling $35.9 million from the Michigan Department of Education’s (MDE) $125 million Clean Bus Energy Grant (CBEG) program will help 23 …
Today, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) Director Phil Roos issued the following statement in response to Governor Whitmer signing a balanced, bipartisan fiscal year 2026 state budget into law. “The passage of the FY26 …
Join the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), as part of Fire Prevention Week, to prevent fires by learning more from Steve Noble, EGLE’s electronics and battery recycling coordinator. Today, he shares details to help …
Register today for the 2025 Michigan Sustainability Conference (MISCON), which takes place November 6-7 at the L.V. Eberhard Center in Grand Rapids. Join the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy for Michigan’s one-of-a-kind event …
Blue waters sparkle in the afternoon sun. Sailboats catch gentle breezes. Cattails and other native wetland plants hug a shoreline ringed by recreational trails. Patient anglers cast for bass, bluegill, or pike. This is not the Muskegon Lake that Kathy …
Environmental justice is rooted in the everyday actions of community organizations. Locally led projects to address indoor air quality, monitor pollution, clean up contaminated sites, develop community spaces and improve the environment for children and …
MUSKEGON, Michigan – After decades of coordinated cleanup and community engagement, Muskegon Lake is no longer on a list of the Great Lakes’ most polluted places. Officials from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) joined …
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has announced the newly updated E coli Pollution and Solution Mapper. In 2017 Michigan launched the E coli Pollution and Solution Mapper as part of the development of the Statewide E …
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has released its 2024 Air Annual Air Quality report, offering a comprehensive look at air quality trends and monitoring data across the state. Released by EGLE’s Air Quality Division …
Winner: State Revolving Fund (SRF) Water Infrastructure, Financing, and Funding Section (WIFFS) team (Drinking Water and Environmental Health Division, Finance Division, (FD) and WRD). Nominated by: Gillian Gainsley (EGLE Executive Office) “Each one of …
Stiltgrass, a highly invasive annual grass that spreads quickly in disturbed areas, recently was detected in Augusta Creek, Barry and Petersburg state game areas. The detections were the result of surveys conducted by the Michigan Invasive Species Program’ …
There’s a huge demand for housing in Michigan, and developers are increasingly looking at brownfields to build on. This year alone, EGLE has awarded Brownfield Redevelopment Grants to 11 projects that will create 593 new housing units around the state. The …
Battery energy storage is crucial to making Michigan’s electric grid cleaner, more reliable and more resilient. These systems store electricity when supply exceeds demand and release it back to the grid when energy is needed. For example, on sunny or …
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has announced the newest round of Renewables Ready Communities Awards (RRCA) to support communities hosting solar power and battery storage projects that will generate clean energy to …
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is a sponsor of the upcoming Michigan Natural Shoreline and Shallows Conference hosted by the Michigan Natural Shoreline Partnership. “Restoring Resiliency to Shorelines” is the theme …
As part of National Clean Energy Week, MI Environment is highlighting federal clean energy tax credits for Michigan residents. Many of these credits are phasing out in the coming months, but there is still time for families to take advantage of them. If …
This year, Grochowski has paid particular attention to picking up litter that contains microplastics. He learned, for example, that the filter part of cigarettes is made of a plasticized material called cellulose acetate. “It breaks into tiny fibers of …
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