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Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

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Find out if your beach is safe for swimming with our BeachGuard application and learn the difference between advisories and alerts

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Home Energy Rebates

Provides funding to lower the upfront cost of whole-home energy efficiency upgrades in homes and apartments

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Our hotline is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to respond to environmental emergencies.

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Find out how to obtain public records. Many records are available without a formal FOIA request.

Latest news and information

EGLE grant will help turn contaminated site into new housing in Detroit

August 28, 2025

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is awarding a $750,000 Brownfield Redevelopment Grant to a project that will turn a contaminated property ...

EGLE grant will help bring new housing to Bay City

August 28, 2025

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is awarding a $1 million Brownfield Redevelopment Grant to a project that will bring up to 116 new middle-...

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