Ford Motor Company - Blue Oval Battery Plant and DTE Marshall air permits open for comment

Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy sent this bulletin at 06/12/2025 02:15 PM EDT

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Ford Motor Company - Blue Oval Battery Plant and DTE Marshall air permits open for comment

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), Air Quality Division (AQD) is holding a public comment period for air permits requested by Ford Motor Company – Blue Oval Battery Plant and DTE Marshall, LLC in Marshall, Michigan. The comment period will remain open until July 28, 2025. The companies propose to install and operate a lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing facility and a combined heat and power plant to support the battery plant's operations.

Requests like this must have an air permit before operation can begin. A permit limits the release of air pollutants and ensures the request will meet air quality standards, including health-based standards. The conditions in an air permit protect public health and the environment by limiting pollutants, establishing requirements for how a company must operate, monitor its activities, and maintain records. Air permits also include equipment testing to ensure all requirements are met.

A proposed air permit is written with these standards in mind, however, there are many instances when input from the public prompts valuable and important changes to a permit, if it is approved.

Learn more:

The public is encouraged to review information about proposed air permits for Ford Motor Company – Blue Oval Battery Plant and DTE Marshall, LLC. Available background information includes:

Proposed Project Summary: An overview of the requests and what is in the proposed air permits.
Technical Fact Sheet: An examination of the applications, including the rules that apply to the project.
Proposed permit conditions: Requirements that the companies would need to follow.

Tell us what you think:

Comments may be given at any time before the end of the comment period on July 28th. You may provide comments on the proposed permits in any of these ways.

Online: Ford Motor Company - Blue Oval Battery Plant or DTE Marshall, LLC
By email: EGLE-AQD-PTIPublicComments@Michigan.gov
By U.S. mail: EGLE, Air Quality Division, Permit Section, P.O. Box 30260, Lansing, Michigan 48909- 7760.
By voicemail: 517-284-0900.
At the Virtual Public Hearing, on July 16, 2025, starting at the close of the informational session. The sole purpose of the public hearing will be to take formal testimony on the record.

Attend the informational session and public hearing:

Attend the virtual hearing: pre-register any time or join at 6:00 p.m. on July 16 at: https://bit.ly/AQD07162025.
Call in to listen only: 636-651-3142 and use conference code 374288.

If you have questions about the proposed air permits, contact Tom Hercula at HerculaT@Michigan.gov or 517-275-2912.

Information about other air quality actions open for public comment can be found at Michigan.gov/EGLEAirPublicNotice.

People with disabilities may request this material in an alternate format by emailing EGLE-Accessibility@Michigan.gov or calling 800-662-9278.

EGLE does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, age, national origin, color, marital status, disability, political beliefs, height, weight, genetic information, or sexual orientation in the administration of any of its programs or activities, and prohibits intimidation and retaliation, as required by applicable laws and regulations.

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