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.
SARA Title III establishes requirements regarding emergency planning and "Community Right-to-Know" reporting on hazardous and toxic chemicals for federal, state, local, and tribal governments, as well as regulated facilities.
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.
This system allows water well drilling and pump installation contractors to submit water well records.
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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July 12, 2023
With warmer weather here, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) hears from Michiganders about all kinds of suspicious-looking situations that turn out to be naturally occurring phenomena. Algae that look like paint, for example. Or bacteria that mimic an oil sheen.
Pollen on large lake in Michigan.
Complaints include what people think are paint, oil and foam, says Ryan Blazic, Water Resources Outreach Specialist in EGLE’s Water Resources Division. “In reality, what people are seeing in some cases are different types of naturally occurring phenomena that they have encountered on Michigan waters,” he said.
To help people determine if what they’re looking at is pollution, EGLE has a webpage devoted to naturally occurring phenomena.
Information there covers algae, bacteria, bryozoans (also called moss animals), foam, pollen and whiting.
People who think they spot pollution are encouraged to call EGLE’s district offices directly during daytime hours.
Environmental emergencies may be reported to the 24-hour Pollution Emergency Alert System (PEAS) Hotline at 800-292-4706.
There are now 358 certified green schools in Michigan for the 2024-2025 school year – 15 more than the previous school year.
Percentage of materials recycled reaches new high for fourth consecutive year
While all Michigan households – homeowners or renters – can pursue energy efficiency upgrades, MiHER will prioritize households with incomes at or below 80% of their county’s Area Median Income (AMI). Across the two programs, households are eligible for up to $34,000 in rebates.
On Take Back Day, people in communities throughout the U.S. can drop off unwanted and expired medications at participating law enforcement locations in their area.
Michigan Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II will speak today – Earth Day – to more than 1,000 attendees of the third annual MI Healthy Climate Conference, hosted by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) at Huntington Place in Detroit.
Program will support state climate goals, lower barriers to clean energy across Michigan
EGLE is pleased to announce the 2025 EGLE Environmental Service Award winners. The prestigious award recognizes exceptional environmental projects in middle and high schools.
The Michigan Invasive Species Program continues to work with MSU and multiple local cooperative invasive species management areas to prevent the northward spread of hemlock woolly adelgid.
EGLE’s Fish Contaminant Monitoring Program will conduct monitoring in 10 water bodies with youth fishing events in 2025.
New tools are benefitting Michigan’s overstressed stormwater infrastructure.
