Each year, the Office of the Great Lakes prepares the State of the Great Lakes Report, which focuses on Michigan’s efforts to improve water quality, best use water resources, fight aquatic invasive species and restore degraded areas.More
The 6thBinational Lake St. Clair Conference event November 29-30, 2012 hosted by MacRay Harbor in Harrison Township was attended by elected officials such as Mark A. Hackel, Macomb County Executive and Jim Nash, Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner-Elect.More
The Michigan Natural Shoreline Partnership (MNSP) will hold two workshops for individuals interested in becoming part of the MNSP “Shoreline Educator Network” (SEN).More
With a theme of “driving sustainable manufacturing”, Wayne State University in the “Motor City” was the perfect location for the Fourth Annual Michigan Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference.
The purpose of these annual conferences is to further collaboration amongst the best and brightest scientists and engineers interested in making sustainable products and delivering services that are safer, healthier, more energy efficient, lighter and more cost effective for both manufacturers and the consumer.More
EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice has released a Request for Applications (RFA) announcing the availability of funds for the Environmental Justice Small Grants (EJSG) Program for fiscal year 2013 (FY13).More
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and Wayne State University (WSU) today announced registration remains open for the 2012 Michigan Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference scheduled for Oct. 26 at the WSU McGregor Memorial Conference Center in Detroit.More
Gov. Rick Snyder accepted the resignation of Patty Birkholz as director of the Michigan Office of the Great Lakes and tapped Jon W. Allan, of East Lansing, to lead the office.More
EPA’s Campus RainWorks Challenge is a competition for college and university students intended to engage the next generation of urban planners, designers, and engineers in the development of integrated, green solutions to our nation’s growing water infrastructure needs. MoreThe Honorable Steven LaTourette and members of the Great Lakes conservation community gathered at Lake Erie Bluffs today to announce 34 ecological restoration projects selected to receive $8.2 million in grant funding through the Sustain Our Great Lakesprogram.More
The Nonpoint Source Program is requesting proposals for FY13 funding to develop or implement watershed management plans to restore impaired waters and protect high quality waters. Approximately $4 million should be available to selected projects by mid-2013.More
