This week, read about storm standards, rural recycling, and drinking water protections





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"MI Environment Digest - April 19, 2024"

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Fast Five with Eric Oswald director of EGLEs Drinking Water & Environmental Health Division [ [link removed] ]

"April 19, 2024"

The director of EGLE?s Drinking Water & Environmental Health Division talks about his career and changes to EGLE?s approach to regulating drinking water.

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Eric Oswald headshot

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New PFAS standards will offer better protection for all Americans; Michigan continues to lead the nation [ [link removed] ]

"April 18, 2024"

Michigan has, and will continue to, lead the nation in protecting people from PFAS chemicals.

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Drinking water sample in the EGLE laboratory.

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Northeast Michigan forges ahead to develop comprehensive rural recycling [ [link removed] ]

"April 17, 2024"

EGLE was out ahead of this development, helping counties prepare for the planning process.?

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Nathan Skibbe, the vice chair of the Alpena Resource Recovery Board and Alpena Township supervisor, at the NextCycle Michigan Showcase 2022.

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A plan to step up storm standards [ [link removed] ]

"April 16, 2024"

EGLE?s Water Resources Division is addressing infrastructure capacity amid climate change.

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Rain washed out road in Washtenaw County in an August 2023 storm. Courtesy of Washtenaw County Road Commission.

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