This week, read about PFAS testing, waterway cleanups, and more





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"MI Environment Digest - May 19, 2023"

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EGLE grant helps to roll out rain barrels to Ferndale residents [ [link removed] ]

"May 18, 2023"

Ferndale is making rain barrel kits available at a reduced price, thanks to an EGLE grant.

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Rain barrel demonstration in Ferndale. Photo courtesy of City of Ferndale.

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Fire danger is high across Lower Peninsula; be careful outside [ [link removed] ]

"May 17, 2023"

EGLE joins in cautioning Michiganders about the danger of fires under current weather conditions.

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Map showing where fire danger currently exists in Michigan.

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Nonprofit makes first-of-its-kind kits available for waterway cleanups [ [link removed] ]

"May 17, 2023"

A Lansing-based nonprofit is making kits available for waterway cleanups, featuring everything from boats to grappling hooks to first-aid supplies.

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Michigan Waterways Stewards founder Mike Stout working on cleaning and clearing a Grand River river-wide obstruction in north Lansing.

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EGLE statement on Southeast Michigan meeting ozone standards [ [link removed] ]

"May 16, 2023"

The U.S. EPA has confirmed that southeast Michigan has met all federal standards for the national health-based standard for ozone.

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Designations for the 2015 ozone standard announced May 16, 2023.

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EGLE now testing for PFAS using newest EPA testing methodology [ [link removed] ]

"May 16, 2023"

EGLE?s Drinking Water Laboratory recently announced that it is now able to test for PFAS in drinking water using the newest U.S. EPA testing methodology known as Method 533.

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Laboratory benchtop with test tubes on it.

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