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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).

A bipartisan group of representatives proposed two statutes last June that would essentially exempt manure digester wastes from EGLE's new oversight.

Eleven beaches across Michigan were closed over the weekend due to high bacteria levels.

According to EGLE, issues at the US Ecology South facility included “problems with waste screening procedures, failures of internal controls, and structural damage to waste treatment tanks and drum storage areas.”

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In late April, didymo cells, often called “rock snot,” were found in a section of the Au Sable River.

The Clear the Air Coalition argues that Michigan environmental regulators are too focused on technical compliance with environmental laws at the expense of public health.

The new 300,000-square-foot facility will house consolidated lab space for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, and the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity.

Community groups say the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy's public comment process favors polluters over communities affected by pollution.

Last month, the Gelman plume became a candidate for the Environmental Protection Agency’s Superfund program. What does this mean for Ann Arbor and Scio Townships?