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"MI Environment Digest - July 12, 2024"

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EGLE staffers honored for their work at GIS conference [ [link removed] ]

"July 11, 2024"

Two EGLE staffers and one recent retiree were honored for their GIS work at a conference.

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Emily Kirkpatrick and Zach Chamberlin received the ?People?s Choice? award for their story map.

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You can no longer call these wipes ?flushable? in Michigan [ [link removed] ]

"July 10, 2024"

Manufacturers are no longer allowed to market wipes in Michigan as ?flushable.?

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Wipes mucking up the works at the Great Lakes Water Authority?s Water Resource Recovery Facility. Courtesy of Great Lakes Water Authority.

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Call out for new hosts: MI Healthy Climate Corps preps for second round [ [link removed] ]

"July 9, 2024"

Applications are due July 19 for organizations seeking corps members to advance climate action.

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MI Healthy Climate Corps member Alexis Goward highlights the village's environmental stewardship. Courtesy of Leah Moskovitz.

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Communities meet challenges on the waterfront [ [link removed] ]

"July 9, 2024"

Community members from St. Joseph and Benton Harbor study an area map during an open house to mark assets and areas that need improvements. Courtesy of Michigan Sea Grant.

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St. Joseph & Benton Harbor people study an area map. Courtesy of Michigan Sea Grant.

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Michigan sets record-high recycling rate for third consecutive year [ [link removed] ]

"July 8, 2024"

Michiganders recycled 82,000 tons more than in the previous year.

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Child places milk carton into recycling cart.

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