The Michigan Dept. of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) protects Michigan’s environment/public health by managing air, water, land & energy resources
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ALT Close up of vehicle tire on road. Text, "Be safe. Help the environment. Check your tires."
ALT Sandy beach with people at P.J. Hoffmaster State Park, Summer 2022.
ALT Sunset at Lake Lansing showing docked boats. Credit: Cheri Riemer.
ALT Sun over Perry Lake in Oscoda County.
ALT Lake Missaukee showing the beach, a dock and boats on a cloudy day.
ALT graphic that says "State Police, MDHHS Remind Michiganders to Stay Safe During Upcoming Heatwave"
ALT Sun sets on shoreline of Great Lake.
ALT Person using hunched down looking at phone using iNaturalist app to identify specimen near lake.
ALT Person touching fluffy moss appreciating nature.
ALT 2026 Michigan Sustainability Conference logo. Illustration of leaf. Text says, '2026 Michigan Sustainability Conference, September 9-10, 2026, Lansing, MI
ALT Screenshot of Air Quality Index for State of Michigan for tomorrow, June 30. Map found at https://gispub.epa.gov/airnow.
ALT Air Quality Index chart: Image description AQI (Air quality index) graphic of text that says 'Air Quality Index quality Green: Good ( 0-50) considered satisfactory Yellow: Moderate 51-100: Air quality is acceptable; however, for some pollutants there may moderate health concern for a very small number people who are unusually sensitive air pollution. Orange: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (AQI 101-150): Sensitive groups may experience health effects. The general public is not affected. Red: Unhealthy ( 151 -200) Everyone may begin experience health effects; members experience more serious health effects. Purple: Very Unhealthy 201-300) Health alert; everyone may experience more serious health effects Maroon: Hazardous ( 301-500): Health Warnings of emergency conditions. *Sensitive groups include active adults, people lung disease (including asthma), older adults,
ALT Screenshot of Air Quality Index for state of Michigan at https://gispub.epa.gov/airnow
ALT Person stands on top of sand dune.
ALT AIS Landing Blitz volunteers demonstrate how to clean, drain and dry a boat to prevent the spread of invasive species.
ALT Collage of Brownfield redevelopment sites. Text says, 'More than half of EGLE's budget flows into communities to help protect the environment and public health.'
ALT A Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly feeds on the nectar of butterfly weed (asclepias tuberosa).
ALT A mile-a-minute weed vine, showing arrow-shaped leaves, recurved thorns and a circular leaf to shield fruit. Credit: April Savickas, BCK CISMA.
ALT Pile of batteries. Text reads, 'Where do Michigan's batteries actually go? 86% of consumer batteries end up in the waste stream - not recycled.'
ALT EGLE staff inspect a MDOT road construction and stream relocation project in Calhoun County near Battle Creek.
ALT Graphic of fish swimming in water found at https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/-/media/Project/Websites/mdhhs/Safety-and-Injury-Prevention/Environmental-Health/Eat-Safe-Fish/Documents/family_fish.pdf