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April 05, 2024
Ahead of Geologist Day, MI Environment today highlights the experience of Brandon Alger, a senior geologist in the Warren District Office of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE).
Brandon Alger, EGLE geologist, at Career Day at Rogers Elementary School in Berkley, Mich.
Ever since working with the Utah Mining Association, many years ago, Brandon Alger, a senior geologist in the Remediation and Redevelopment Division at EGLE, has loved chatting with kids about geology. “When I'm at their school, my son and daughter love to bring over all their friends to see my rocks and show off their dad's ‘cool’ job,” he says.
Alger recently participated in a Career Day at Rogers Elementary School, in Berkley, Mich., where he explained to students all aspects of the work of a geologist.
“The kiddos played with rocks, looked at my colorful cross section figures, and asked questions about dinosaurs, diamonds, or the game Minecraft,” Alger recounted. “I did my best to answer them, but then I sneak in something like, ‘These are all great questions to ask a geologist, because that's what geologists do! We answer questions about anything that's underground, and there are a lot of things underground.’
“Then, they'll get thinking. They might ask about infrastructure, mining, groundwater, earthquakes, volcanoes, old buildings, new buildings, contamination, oil and gas, the layers of the Earth, and I tell them, ‘Yes, geologists do all of that!’ And I try to elaborate on their specific interest.”
Alger sometimes ponders how he ended up so far removed from the mining world in a place where there are no “cool” rocks. “Admittedly, there are no ‘cool’ rocks in Southeast Michigan,” he notes. “There aren't, no matter how I try to slice it, but geologists get to work with so much more. It really is a rewarding career, and not only because elementary-aged kids think it's ‘cool.’”
Geologists at EGLE work on a variety of tasks, such as:
EGLE is a great place to work for anyone passionate about public service and protecting Michigan's environment. Check out the current job postings.
The CELICA partnership is pointing the way for similar efforts to support low-income communities around the U.S. and abroad.
The grants aim to advance the research, development, or demonstration of projects to create innovative and practical approaches to increase the reuse and recycling of batteries and other critical minerals through investments in Michigan’s universities and colleges. Today’s awards will spur innovation and strengthen Michigan’s critical mineral supply chain while protecting our natural resources and reliance on the extraction of new materials.
This autumn, don’t just think about composting your yard waste -- make it happen!
Michigan has selected 25 community-based organizations to join the state’s first Michigan (MI) Justice40 Accelerator, a 12-month program designed to build capacity and provide funding, training, and technical support to organizations serving under-resourced and underserved communities statewide. The year-long program will help meet the goals of the MI Healthy Climate Plan while addressing historical inequities.
With aging infrastructure, emerging contaminants and changing environmental conditions, the responsibility to protect water resources continues to grow.
EGLE has won a national music video contest promoting radon testing and awareness.
Nine EGLE staffers took part in a massive cleanup effort in Lansing that resulted in the removal of litter and invasive species from a park.
Several billion dollars in state and federal aid have flowed to Michigan communities over the past five years
The charging stations promote a cleaner environment by encouraging EV travel to recreation destinations across the state.
Critical water system upgrades are in the works in dozens of Michigan communities thanks to $1.05 billion in low-interest loans from the state revolving funds. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) issued financing agreements to 72 projects in the Drinking Water and Clean Water state revolving funds across the state in fiscal year 2024.
