Earlier this year, the
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality began contacting metalcasting facilities in the state concerning the New Source Performance Standard for New Stationary Sources: Calciners and Dryers in Mineral Industries, 40 CFR Part 63.730, Subpart UUU.
District Court, Eastern District, Southern Michigan Division, but the decisions on means and methods have been a collaborative approach among the
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), EPA Region V, three county governments, and 48 municipal governments.
The polluters squealed like stuck pigs, which finally prompted the
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality to order large hog, cow, and chicken farms to seek a permit if they dump pollution into waterways.
"It's better to make decisions using data on species actually exposed in a given environment," says Brian von Gunten, a biologist and Superfund site manager for the
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality in Lansing.
"We signed a Consent Order to clean up the property within the next four years," says Russell, "We can't really set a schedule for the plants." In other words, can the plants clean up the property under the terms of the agreement and to the
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality's satisfaction by 2005?
In addition, through the joint venture, Sun will assume control of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) nearby groundwater polishing facility from the
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ).
The private complaint charged that the
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality's permit for a steel recycling mill would lead to a discriminatory disparate impact on minority residents of Genesee Township.
A change in the county's solid waste management plan, required by the
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, was needed since the closing of the Adrian Landfill by its operator, Republic Services, in 2013.
Scio Township joins Ann Arbor Township in support of going the EPA Superfund route, saying the
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has not provided effective oversight with regard to the expanding toxic plume.
Other issues continue to percolate, including updating and improving the
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality brownfield cleanup program, legislation addressing whether Detroit Public Schools will maintain their first class school status and making Cobo expansion a reality.
The
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has announced that grants totaling more than $3.2 million have been awarded to 41 applicants for use toward the cleanup of scrap tire sites in the state.