The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, & Energy (EGLE) has opened a 60-day public comment period on a newly developed draft interactive mapping tool to help identify Michigan communities…
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Michigan and Tribal Governments Collaborate to Protect Native Wild Rice
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, & Energy (EGLE) has issued a $100,000 grant to help protect wild rice, one of the state’s most culturally and ecologically significant native…
Michigan PFAS in Biosolids Study Prompts Beef Consumption Advisory
A recent Michigan investigation yielded new data on how PFAS in wastewater biosolids can accumulate in plants and animals. The Michigan PFAS Action Response Team (MPART) was studying PFAS in…
Foods, Liquids, Organic Waste Systems (FLOWS) Innovation Challenge
The FLOWS Innovation Challenge is a program open to businesses, entrepreneurs, universities, public agencies, tribal communities, or non-profits who have investable project ideas with the potential to transform Michigan’s organics…
County Road 607 Rubber Tire Upcycling
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) partnered with the Dickinson County Road Commission and Michigan Technological University to test an unusual asphalt mix of pieces of…
Great Lakes States Urge Action on PFAS
In July, Governors of five Great Lakes states sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives in support of the PFAS Action Act and uniform national policy. Specifically, they…
Michigan Urges DOD to Commit to State Standards for PFAS Cleanup
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer recently wrote a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin requesting that the Department of Defense begin testing and remediation for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)…
Michigan Boosts Transparency with Launch of Grants and Loans Dashboard
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, & Energy (EGLE) spends more than half of its budget on grants, loans, and other support to local communities across the state. Now,…
States Put a New Spin on Earth Day
Every year on April 22, Americans pause to celebrate Earth Day and to remember our collective responsibility to protect our planet and its people. State environmental agencies marked the day…
Michigan to Host Earth Day Webinar for Students
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is hosting an Earth Day webinar for students around the state. EGLE’s Director, Liesl Eichler Clark, will host the event…