The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy is using $77.6 million of its fiscal year 2026 budget to facilitate the cleanup of brownfields. EGLE’s RenewMI program helps redevelop those contaminated former industrial or commercial sites.
The department said brownfield redevelopment will address environmental contamination and revitalize communities by creating jobs and spaces people can live and invest in. EGLE said they also encourage building in areas that were already developed, which reduces urban sprawl.
According to a press release, EGLE’s Director Phil Roos is working with Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud and Representative Alabas Farhat (D-Dearborn) to make it easier for brownfield redevelopment funding to be allocated to communities most in need…