A complete list of all programs within the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)
Community involvement and public participation are an essential part of EGLE’s mission, vision, and values.
Resources and information on utilizing RRD's data exchange and the Inventory of Facilities.
An interactive map displaying contaminated sites throughout Michigan regulated under Parts 213, 201, and 211.
EGLE's interactive calendar is designed to provide timely information on decisions before the Director, proposed settlements of contested cases, administrative rules promulgation, public hearings, meetings and comment deadlines, and environmental conferences, workshops and training programs.
The Michigan Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) provides all persons (except persons incarcerated in correctional facilities) with access to public records of public bodies. Requests to inspect or receive public records from EGLE must be in writing and describe the requested records with enough detail to enable the department to identify and locate the requested records. Some records are exempt from disclosure under the FOIA or another statute and thus will not be provided. A fee may be charged to process your request. Please note that many records are available that do not require a formal FOIA request.
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State of Michigan's Chief Climate and Energy Strategist
Kara is the State of Michigan's Chief Climate and Energy Strategist where she helps implement the state’s MI Healthy Climate Plan to achieve 100% carbon neutrality by 2050. Most recently, she served as Chief of Staff at the Michigan Department of the Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy and previously served as Senior Advisor to Governor Gretchen Whitmer on energy and environmental protection.
Over the past five and a half years, she helped craft a bold policy agenda for Governor Whitmer, worked on five bipartisan budgets making record investments in climate, water, and parks, designed and negotiated the 2023 game-changing clean energy package, worked with partners to restart the Palisades Nuclear Plant, and more.
Before joining the administration, Kara worked in government affairs at the Michigan League of Conservation Voters. Kara graduated from Grand Valley State University with a Bachelors of Science degree in Political Science. She lives in Lansing with her dog, JD.
