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.
Tracking and understanding all of the state and federal environmental regulations affecting local governments can be a daunting task. We provide simple explanations and helpful resources for the regulatory programs that apply to local government operations and access to funding resources that promote sustainability on this page.
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.
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy’s (EGLE) Water Well Viewer (WWV), is an interactive mapping system that displays water wells along with other information, such as wellhead protection areas, underground storage tanks, and sites of environmental contamination. Water well locations have been identified by address matching, the use of global positioning systems (GPS), and by legal descriptions.
This system allows water well drilling and pump installation contractors to submit water well records.
EGLE celebrates Earth Day every year in April - celebrate with us!
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October 21, 2026
A new story map, created for EGLE Classroom at the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), covers how plastic water bottles fit into Michigan’s circular economy. In a circular economy, materials are kept in use by repairing, reusing, and recycling them so they don’t become waste.
From the materials used to make the bottle to when it is thrown away or recycled, the story map takes an in-depth look at the journey a plastic bottle takes, including:
“When we choose to recycle plastic water bottles, they can be made into something new,” notes Eileen Boekestein, EGLE’s environmental education manager. “That is the essence of a circular economy, keeping materials like plastic in use longer instead of wasting them. People can help by reusing plastic water bottles, choosing refillable options, and recycling properly so less trash ends up in the environment.”
The story map supports lessons in the Michigan Environmental Education Curriculum Support (MEECS) Energy Resources lessons.
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October is Firewood Month, a time that reminds everyone to leave firewood at home and help keep destructive forest pests at bay.
Thousands of collection sites will be set up across the country to dispose of unneeded, expired, and unused prescription medications on Oct. 24.
EGLE is hosting the seventh annual virtual Great Lakes PFAS Summit and the first ever PFAS Treatment Technology Symposium.
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is announcing the launch of the 2026 Michigan Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicle (CHDV) Program, a new grant opportunity that will provide funding to replace eligible Class 6 (19,501-26,000 pounds) and Class 7 (26,001-33,000 pounds) diesel refuse vehicles with new, zero-emission battery electric refuse vehicles and associated charging equipment.
EGLE volunteers joined with others to collect thousands of pounds of litter and trash, clear truckloads of invasive flora, and more.
Attainment reflects years of investment, cleaner technology, and thoughtful policy, but it’s not the end of the story.
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has issued an Air Quality Alert today for elevated levels of fine particulate across parts of the western Upper Peninsula due to wildfire smoke.
Gainsley has had a keen interest in Michigan rivers throughout her life. She details her paddling journey on the Huron River and her love of Michigan’s rivers in MI Environment.
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is awarding an $820,000 grant to a brownfield redevelopment project that will bring 71 new affordable housing units to Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood.
