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.
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.
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December 05, 2023
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has launched a new video series focused on waste management strategies such as recycling, composting, landfilling, and more.
The first video in the “Talking Trash” series looks at reducing food waste through composting – from small at-home set-ups to large, commercial operations.
“The ‘Talking Trash’ video series will highlight how discarded materials are handled to protect you and the environment, as well as preserve our natural resources and fight climate change,” says Aaron Hiday, EGLE’s compost specialist. “The first episode in this series looks at compost, including what it is, how it’s made, and how the simple act of composting is a powerful tool to help protect our environment and fight climate change.”
Composting can be done on a small scale at home – or on a largescale commercial basis like at Hammond Farms, in Lansing, which has compost windrows the length of two football fields. Country Oaks Landscape Supply, another commercial composter in Burton, even captures the heat generated from composting and uses it to heat an onsite greenhouse and aquaponic system.
Check out the video and head over to EGLE’s solid waste webpage to learn more about waste and how to manage unwanted materials more sustainably.
Virtual listening sessions on the MI Healthy Climate Plan are scheduled through January.
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) today awarded $50 million in grant funding to schools across the state for the installation of bottle-filling stations, faucet-mount filters, filtered water pitchers, and replacement cartridges to protect students from lead under the Michigan Filter First law approved by the state legislature and signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in October 2023.
Participants at the teach-in event explored funding opportunities and strategies to deploy more electric school buses in Michigan.
31 members will build skills, help Michiganders, and advance state climate action goals
The report shows that concentrations of air pollutants in the Detroit area have decreased over the last 20 years.
The conference put a spotlight on celebrating successes, planning, and learning about major initiatives that have focused on monitoring, restoration, and protection efforts for Lake St. Clair.
The MiEnviro Portal will go live for air permitting and compliance reporting on December 16.
At EGLE, GIS plays an important role in everything from air quality to water resources management.
