The Air Quality Division (AQD) has approved Carmeuse Lime & Stone’s permit for the ability to burn used oil on a permanent basis and biosolids on a temporary basis in their existing lime kilns, in River Rouge, Michigan with changes.More
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) this week updated air and waste management professionals on the state-wide effort to identify per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) contamination in Michigan and actions the MDEQ is taking to prevent unacceptable exposures to Michigan residents. This MDEQ-led effort is part of Governor Snyder’s Michigan PFAS Action Response Team (MPART) initiative to enhance coordination in a statewide response to PFAS.More
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) and Great Lakes Commission today announced the availability of more than $21,000 in grants to support local efforts to clean up rivers, streams and creeks across the state.More
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) is providing more than $19 million in loans to fund municipal water and sewer projects to improve water quality and public health. The loans include nearly $1 million in principal loan forgiveness for employing green practices or for meeting affordability criteria.More
A draft report that analyzes possible alternatives to Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P.’s Line 5 below the Straits of Mackinac is available to the public beginning today. The preliminary report can be found at the Michigan Petroleum Pipelines website.State leaders recently shared Michigan’s draft Domestic Action Plan for Lake Erie—a targeted approach for improving water quality and helping to prevent algal blooms, making it safer for people and aquatic life.
Volunteers across the state are receiving grant funding from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) to perform water quality monitoring work at streams in their area.
The grants are awarded through the MDEQ’s Michigan Clean Water Corps (MiCorps), Volunteer Stream Monitoring Program to provide training and support for volunteers. These grants support the DEQ’s work to collect data on the state’s water resources.
The five organizations awarded grants to support volunteer monitoring work are:More
As part of the continuing effort to efficiently utilize resources in Michigan, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) today recognized 5 organizations for outstanding success in promoting recycling and finding new uses for recycled materials.
The organizations received the Excellence in Recycling awards at the third annual Governor’s Recycling Summit, held today in East Lansing. The MDEQ hosted the summit in collaboration with the Michigan Recycling Coalition’s 35th annual conference. Hundreds of public and private professionals joined to discuss key topics to grow recycling and reduce wastes in Michigan.More
“Are you going to the Mackinac Policy Conference this year?” My answer again for 2017 was a resounding ‘no’, as I am more than happy with the deluge of coverage the conference has from much larger media houses than GreeningDetroit.com, but this year I felt it gave me an unwavering advantage, as I was happy to be able to attend the Premier of what should no doubt be the First Annual Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Green Infrastructure Conference, which took place May 31 – June 2 at Cobo Center in Detroit.
Michigan’s Department of Environmental Quality pulled off a beautifully instrumented event with over 470 attendees and 180 speakers that represented not only Michigan’s top experts in sustainability, but nationwide and Canadian representatives as well.More
FLINT, Mich. For the ninth consecutive round, results from Extended Sentinel Site testing for the City of Flint’s water system have tested below action levels of the federal Lead and Copper Rule (LCR). This latest round of testing shows that 90 percent of the Tier I samples are at or below 6 parts per billion (PPB), which is well below the 15 PPB federal action level.
“Testing shows that for over a year now, more than 90 percent of Tier I sites, which are sites that may have a lead service line or are considered high risk, were at or below the federal action level of 15 PPB,” said Keith Creagh, director of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and former interim director of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality who remains the principal on Flint water. “The city’s water is one of the most monitored systems in the U.S. with respect to lead, and the results are comparable to cities with similar size and age of infrastructure in Michigan and across the nation.”More
