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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June 18, 2024
Phil Roos, director of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), delivered the keynote address last week at the NextCycle Michigan Summer Showcase award ceremony at Eastern Michigan University.
EGLE Director Phil Roos delivering keynote address at NextCycle Michigan Summer Showcase.
NextCycle Michigan, an EGLE initiative, is designed to connect entrepreneurs, companies, organizations, and communities to technical support, financial resources, and capacity building for recycling, recovery, and reuse initiative.
The event highlighted the teams that won awards for innovative projects they created that addressed organics recovery, new material recovery technologies, waste minimization techniques, and other advancements in sustainable materials management.
“It’s imperative that we move toward a sustainable future, not only to ensure that our children and grandchildren enjoy the wonders of the Great Lakes State – as we have – but to continue leading in a rapidly changing economic landscape,” Roos stressed.
Roos noted that one way to do that is through development of a circular economy – one where business models focus on making sustainable choices emphasizing the need to reduce, reuse, repurpose, recycle, and recover energy from unwanted materials and putting them to their highest -- and best -- use instead of landfilling them for simplicity.
Building a circular economy that puts unwanted materials to reuse in manufacturing new products -- while minimizing waste -- is what NextCycle Michigan is all about. It identifies, recruits, vets, and accelerates projects that focus on waste prevention, material reuse, recycling/composting collection and processing, and getting those materials to end markets that utilize them in making new products.
“EGLE is proud to lead the NextCycle initiative, which is leveraging public and private investment in Michigan’s recycling system to put materials that were headed to the landfill back into the supply chain,” said Roos.
He highlighted initiatives like NexTiles, a Detroit-based startup that uses textile waste from Detroit’s automotive and apparel manufacturing industries to manufacture eco-friendly textile products, and Wormies, a Grand Rapids-based composting business that turns food and yard waste into fertilizer for farm and garden use. “These NextCycle partnership are vital to Michigan’s success as we work together to improve our economy, environment, and communities,” he noted.
Looking forward, Roos laid out EGLE’s overall vision for the future of environmental protection and the work of the department. EGLE’s Vision 2027 Plan is focused on making sure Michigan is an enduring national leader in environmental protection. That includes:
$4.4 million in Inflation Reduction Act funding will deploy 15 all-electric recycling trucks; fund infrastructure upgrades and workforce training for drivers and mechanics
Water and Wastewater Professionals Workforce Week is putting a spotlight on the people who work in the drinking water and wastewater industries.
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.
At Odor School, EGLE staffers learn about odor management and how the sense of smell works.
31 members will build skills, help Michiganders, and advance state climate action goals
Thirty corps members advanced their careers after serving their communities and supporting climate action.
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.
