On March 7 – 9, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and its co-sponsors, the City of Flint and State of Michigan, will host the 2017 Flint Water Infrastructure…
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Michigan Receives Award for Sustainability Series Webinars
On October 19, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) was awarded the 2016 Most Valuable Pollution Prevention Award in the multimedia category by the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable for…
Michigan Also Takes Innovative Steps on Waste Management
A set of new proposals by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality’s Solid Waste and Sustainability Advisory Panel (SWSAP) will amend – and make greener – Michigan’s solid waste laws.…
Michigan Rolls Out New Online Resource for Flint Residents
Residents of Flint, Michigan have a new tool for finding important updates, locations for clean water resources, and more – all online. The State of Michigan’s Taking Action on Flint…
Michigan Rolls Out Phase One of Plan to Protect, Manage, and Enhance Water
Michigan’s Water Strategy, released by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Office of the Great Lakes, is a 30-year plan to promote stewardship, community engagement, and protection and preservation…
Michigan Offers Webinar Series on Sustainability
Toward achieving its goal of providing more direct assistance to its customers, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is hosting a series of sustainability webinars with its voluntary partners.…
States Use EPA Software to Predict Water Quality at Beaches
To protect public health, beach managers need to continually assess the level of potentially harmful microbes (primarily bacteria) in the water. However, traditional, culture-based testing methods take a full 24…
Michigan Aims to Keep Public Informed with Biweekly Calendar
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) now publishes a biweekly publication called DEQ Environmental Calendar providing timely information on permit decisions, administrative rules promulgation, public hearings, and upcoming meetings…
Twenty States Request SCOTUS Stay of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
On February 22, 20 states – AL, AK, AZ, AR, ID, IA, KS, KY, MI, MS, MO, NE, ND, OH, OK, SC, TX, UT, WV and WY – filed a…
Seventeen State Governors Commit to Clean Energy Accord
In an historic move, 17 state Governors this week signed the Governors’ Accord for a New Energy Future. Democratic and Republican signatories to the accord commit that their states will…
