This week, read about World Lake Day and drinking water upgrades





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"MI Environment Digest - August 29, 2025"

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Lansing drinking water upgrades deliver clean, reliable service for the next century [ [link removed] ]

"August 28, 2025"

The Lansing Board of Water & Light is modernizing its water infrastructure—and is doing so with $32 million in support from EGLE’s Drinking Water State Revolving Fund. 

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EGLE staff participated in the tour at the Lansing Board of Water and Light.

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Great Lakes, great representation: Michigan makes global splash in runup to first World Lake Day [ [link removed] ]

"August 27, 2025"

An EGLE official’s presentations at an overseas conference put Michigan’s waters front and center.

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Emily Finnell, EGLE’s Great Lakes senior advisor and strategist, speaks at the World Lake Conference in Brisbane, Australia, in July.

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Building on a stewardship success story [ [link removed] ]

"August 26, 2025"

Students bring the outdoors into the classroom with a write-to-learn activity using pencil rubbings of bark texture. Photo courtesy of Washington Middle School.

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Students bring the outdoors into the classroom with a write-to-learn activity. Credit: Washington Middle School.

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Connect names with nature while enjoying World Lake Day [ [link removed] ]

"August 25, 2025"

The photo-based iNaturalist app helps identify species to benefit self and science.

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A child displays a fish at the 2005 Kirtland Warbler Festival. Credit: DNR.

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