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"MI Environment Digest - April 11, 2025"

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Brush up on safe burning practices this spring [ [link removed] ]

"April 10, 2025"

Before you decide strike that match, it’s important to brush up on safe burning practices for outdoor cleanup projects. 

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Yard waste burning in a field.

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Michigan city presents a blueprint for reducing food waste [ [link removed] ]

"April 9, 2025"

The City of Southfield has some fresh advice on how to keep from wasting food.

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Make Food Not Waste hosted a community feast in Southfield in April 2024. Photo courtesy of Make Food Not Waste.

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Electronic waste recycling collection events popping up this spring around state [ [link removed] ]

"April 8, 2025"

Electronic waste recycling collection events are a good time to make sure the unwanted electronics around your home are properly recycled.

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Volunteers collect electronic waste items at collection event.

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Career Series: Fast Five with EGLE staffers at MiCareerQuest [ [link removed] ]

"April 3, 2025"

Nine EGLE staffers engaged with high school students at MiCareerQuest through conversation and demonstration, explaining to them what it’s like to be in an environmental career.

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EGLE staffers at MiCareerQuest in Grand Rapids.

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EGLE launches new online asbestos notification system [ [link removed] ]

"April 2, 2025"

Michigan’s new asbestos laws take effect on April 2 and are aimed at strengthening asbestos oversight and safety.   

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Detroit demolition using water spray.

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Plan now for spring treatment of hemlock woolly adelgid  [ [link removed] ]

"April 1, 2025"

If one or more trees on your property are infested, make plans to act this year.

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Certified pesticide applicators inject an infested hemlock tree with pesticide.

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EGLE's Air Quality Division releases 2024 Year in Review [ [link removed] ]

"March 31, 2025"

In 2024, EGLE’s Air Quality Division tackled complex enforcement cases, carried out essential inspections, responded to community concerns, monitored outdoor air quality, and more.

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EGLE's Air Quality Division Releases 2024 Year in Review: Metrics only tell part of EGLE's AQD story.

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