Department of environment great lakes and energy

Surface and groundwater protection is covered under Part 31 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act. The Legislature prohibited the then-Department of Environmental Quality from making new rules under Part 31 after December 31, 2006.That is still the case.During the current lame duck session, the Legislature is considering bills would lift that ban on making rules for — what is today — the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE).

Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy has updated an online tool that maps which communities may be most susceptible to adverse effects from pollution.

The Michigan Supreme Court gave the state Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy some disputed discretion in implementing rules on agricultural water pollution.

Legislation to get rid of a committee that reviews plans by the state Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy is headed to the governor's desk.

Many county health departments and some local municipalities are giving away radon test kids during the month of January.

The Michigan Attorney General's office sued the Grand Rapids airport authority on behalf of EGLE over a dispute on responsibility for PFAS contamination.

An appeals court ruled the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy did not go through all the steps required by law when it made its PFAS rule.

Local, state, and federal agencies conduct exercises based on worst case scenarios of petroleum spills into the Great Lakes.

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has announced a $100,000 grant to tackle food waste. EGLE said the grant is in alignment with goals in the MI Healthy Climate Plan, to help reduce food waste and carbon emissions.

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) will begin using U.S. EPA Method 533 this month. The method tests for 25 kinds of chemicals called PFAS, including the seven PFAS currently regulated by the State of Michigan.