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!
Anyone wishing to formally serve legal documents upon the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), or its officers or employees, may do so by the following methods.
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Over 700 attendees came together on Tuesday, April 21 for the fourth annual MI Healthy Climate Conference at the Huntington Place in Detroit. Under the theme “Advancing Climate Action Together,” speakers discussed topics related to the implementation of the MI Healthy Climate Plan.
Former governor of Washington, Jay Inslee, kicked off the conference as a morning keynote speaker. He applauded Michigan’s ongoing efforts to reach carbon neutrality by 2050.
In his address, Inslee shares insights on state-level climate leadership, clean energy innovation, and the urgency of accelerating climate action across the United States.
Drawing from his experience leading Washington’s climate initiatives, he highlights opportunities for collaboration, policy advancement, and economic growth through a clean energy transition.
EGLE’s Director, Phil Roos, provided welcoming remarks and highlighted the Office of Climate and Energy’s industrial decarbonization initiative. Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the fourth MI Healthy Climate Challenge: Go Big, Go Clean grant opportunity, which funds studies, assessments, analyses, and related planning work that support industrial decarbonization at Michigan facilities.
MI Healthy Climate Challenge: Go Big, Go Clean
The morning included four dynamic mainstage presentations on the intersection of climate and health, affordability, and environmental justice, led respectively by Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, Chief Medical Executive for the State of Michigan, Dr. Jalonne White-Newsome of the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS), Dr. Tony Reames, Director of the University of Michigan's Detroit Sustainability clinic, and Amir Kirkwood, CEO of Justice Climate Fund.
Attendees participated in breakout sessions covering a variety of topics including energy storage, industrial decarbonization, climate adaptation, electric school buses, and climate finance, and actively engaged in an interactive financial insecurity simulation.
Dr. John Kotcher, Director of George Mason University’s Center for Climate Change Communication, delivered the afternoon keynote, highlighting his research on effective ways to talk about climate action.
Since 2007, George Mason University's Center for Climate Change Communication has helped change the way local media, communities, and organizations talk about climate change. The Center studies audiences, fosters trusted messengers, and increases public action toward climate solutions.
The conference closed with an inspiring round of lightning talks presented by youth climate leaders who shared ways they are advancing climate action in their schools, communities, and across the state.
Watch the 2026 Climate Conference plenary recordings
To read more, check out the MI Environment article “Fourth annual MI Healthy Climate Conference celebrates and inspires.”
