Mitsuba Corp. In Mount Pleasant Gets DEQ Award
MOUNT PLEASANT (WWJ/AP) – A company in Mount Pleasant is the 180th to be designated a “clean corporate citizen” by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. The DEQ announced Wednesday that...
View ArticleMichigan DEQ Awards $350K In Grant Money For Scrap Tire Cleanup Projects
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) – The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is awarding more than $350,000 in grants for scrap tire cleanup projects. Seven scrap tire sites will be completely cleaned. Grants...
View ArticleEnvironmental Chief Visiting Gratiot County Site
ST. LOUIS, Mich. (AP) – Michigan’s top environmental regulator is visiting a highly contaminated industrial site in Gratiot County where state and federal officials are overseeing a cleanup. Director...
View ArticleDEQ Provides Over $500K To Set Up Scrap Tire Programs In 48 Communities
DETROIT (WWJ) – The Department of Environmental Quality is granting $587,000 across 48 communities this year to set up drop-off events for car tires. “Michigan is probably one of the leading states in...
View ArticleMichigan Agency Proposes Regulating Fewer Air Pollutants
LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Michigan regulators plan to reduce the number of pollutants regulated when companies seek air-pollution permits. The Department of Environmental Quality released rules Thursday....
View ArticleState Under Mounting Scrutiny For Flint’s Water Crisis
By DAVID EGGERT/Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Gov. Rick Snyder and his administration face mounting scrutiny for Flint’s drinking water crisis, which began when a state emergency manager...
View ArticleMichigan Official: Federal Water Rules Not Followed In Flint
FLINT, Mich. (WWJ/AP) – The head of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality says federal rules governing drinking water weren’t followed properly in Flint, where problems with lead prompted...
View ArticleSnyder: DEQ Actions Lacked Common Sense; 2 At Michigan DEQ Facing Discipline
LANSING (WWJ) – Two more people at the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality are facing discipline for their role in the Flint Water Crisis. Confidence in the DEQ is apparently low – in both...
View ArticleCurrent Permit Allows More Pollution From Detroit Refinery
DETROIT (AP) – The area around Marathon’s Detroit refinery could see increased sulfur dioxide air pollution regardless of whether new permit is approved. The Detroit Free Press reports the Michigan...
View ArticleAdvocates Say Next DEQ Chief Should Put Environment First
LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Environmentalists say Gov. Rick Snyder should appoint a state environmental chief whose top priority is protecting human health and natural resources. In a letter to Snyder, 11...
View ArticleState OKs $4M More To Defend Workers In Flint Water Cases
LANSING, Mich. (WWJ/AP) -The State Administrative Board approved the additional funds Tuesday as part of a plan to also extend contracts by one year for outside lawyers working on the cases. The amount...
View ArticleHouse Votes To Create Private Industry Panel To Advise DEQ
LANSING, Mich. (AP) – A bill to integrate private business stakeholders with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality’s rule-making process narrowly passed the Republican-controlled state House...
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