This week, read about Lake Superior agates, the state's budget investments, and more.





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"MI Environment Digest - July 5, 2024"

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Michigan fights a long-feared aquatic invader [ [link removed] ]

"July 5, 2024"

EGLE has mounted a response plan to eradicate fast-spreading hydrilla.

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Invasive hydrilla can spread easily and quickly. Photo courtesy of Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org.

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States build a roadblock for invasive carp [ [link removed] ]

"July 3, 2024"

Michigan, Illinois, and the federal government have teamed up to defend the Great Lakes.

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Silver carp in the Illinois River jump in reaction to electrofishing. Photo courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Story map looks at how EGLE biologists protect Michigan waterways by monitoring aquatic invasive species [ [link removed] ]

"July 2, 2024"

Check out a story map that explains how EGLE monitors and manages aquatic invasive species throughout the state.

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Yellow floating heart flowers emerging from the surface of a pond.

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Governor Whitmer accelerates implementation of the MI Healthy Climate Plan with 2025 budget investments [ [link removed] ]

"July 1, 2024"

The budget includes more than $575 million in resources, mirroring each strategy of the state?s climate action roadmap.

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Michigan Capitol Building. Courtesy MDOT.

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EGLE staffer offers tips for finding Lake Superior agates, the highly sought-after and elusive stone [ [link removed] ]

"July 1, 2024"

Going rock hunting in the U.P. this summer? Check out these tips from an EGLE rock hound to find and identify Lake Superior agates.

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Agates fresh out of the rock tumbler. Courtesy of Mary Ann St. Antoine.

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