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An interactive map displaying contaminated sites throughout Michigan regulated under Parts 213, 201, and 211.
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March 14, 2023
EGLE provides a Michigan-specific environmental education curriculum for teachers to use in grades 3 to 12.
Michigan Environmental Education Curriculum Support (MEECS) contains seven Michigan-specific units that provide opportunities for students to learn about Michigan's economy and environment through inquiry oriented, data-based lessons in Science and Social Studies.
Two of the most popular units, Water Quality and Ecosystems & Biodiversity, have been revised to better align with Michigan’s Next Generation Science Standards and are being released in Spring 2023. An update to the Climate Change unit is also in process and will be released in July 2023.
Participants in the MEECS Train the Trainer event illustrate a water story as part of an activity from the new MEECS Water Quality Unit.
Development of the MEECS units began in 2002, and the project has been funded and managed by EGLE since that time in partnership with the Michigan Geographic Alliance at Central Michigan University. Experts from Western Michigan University, Michigan Technological University, and Grand Valley State University, as well as numerous teachers and environmental education professionals, have participated in the writing process. Since their development from 2002 to 2006, they’ve been field tested by over 200 Michigan classrooms and have reached roughly 8,000 educators and 400,000 Michigan students.
The units include Air Quality, Climate Change, Ecosystems & Biodiversity, Energy Resources, Land and Environment, Land Use, and Water Quality. Lessons can be used individually, adopted into a school's multi-year science curricula, or combined to form the basis for an integrated science course. All units are designed to increase appreciation and understanding of Michigan's environment and its role in Michigan's economy.
The MEECS units were designed to meet Michigan’s academic content standards for science and social studies. In 2015, Michigan adopted a new set of science standards, the Next Generation Science Standards, which focus on 3-dimensional learning that integrates scientific practices, key knowledge and concepts, and crosscutting concepts that reach across multiple fields. This shift prompted the updating of existing MEECS units to meet this new approach to science education.
On March 8th, EGLE and CMU staff trained 14 educators from Lake Superior State University, Inland Seas Education Association, Huron-Clinton Metroparks, and Grand Valley State University to become facilitators for the new Water Quality and Ecosystems & Biodiversity units. These four organizations, along with EGLE Classroom, will offer over 30 MEECS workshops for educators from June through December of 2023 to introduce them to the redesigned units.
Interested in checking out the new units? Attend a free workshop in 2023 to be the first to get access! Workshop dates will be posted on Michigan.gov/MEECS.
The full suite of MEECS activities will also be featured as a “MEECS Week” strand at Michigan DNR’s annual Academy of Natural Resources July 9-14 in Roscommon, Mich. Registration is open now!
Learn more about septic systems at an EGLE webinar on Monday, Sept. 16.
Lakefront property owners, lake scientists, industry professionals, policy makers, conservationists and anyone with a passion for Michigan's inland lakes are encouraged to attend the Michigan Inland Lakes Convention.
EGLE surveyed initial grant recipients for feedback to find out where the clean energy transition succeeded or needed a boost.
Proposals are being accepted through Nov. 1.
The “Transforming EGLE’s Contaminated Site Program” video highlights how the department has significantly increased the number of contaminated sites addressed.
EGLE is hitting the road to participate in many career fairs at Michigan colleges, universities, and conferences.
EGLE has developed a cybersecurity preparedness strategy for drinking water and wastewater treatment plant operators in Michigan.
Mark your calendars for upcoming events and deadlines for the Michigan Green Schools 2024-2025 program.
An agreement has been reached in a civil rights complaint filed by community members and Environmental Justice advocates against the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) regarding the January 2020 renewal of a U.S. Ecology North hazardous waste facility license.
This webinar series explores how agencies, universities, and locally led organizations are working together to protect Michigan’s natural resources through the Michigan Invasive Species Program.
