Teresa Homsi
Reporter / Report for America Corp MemberTeresa Homsi is an environmental reporter and Report for America Corps Member based in northern Michigan for WCMU. She is covering rural environmental issues, public health and Michigan commerce. Homsi has a bachelor’s from Central Michigan University in environmental studies, journalism and anthropology. During her undergraduate, she was a beat reporter for CMU’s student newspaper Central Michigan Life and interned for the Huron Daily Tribune. She has also interned for the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy in the superfund section.
Homsi helped start her university’s sustainability office, through which she implemented sustainability projects, policy and programming. Her work with sustainability has gained national and international recognition from the US Environmental Protection Agency and the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).
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Gray wolves have been a source of tension between farmers, hunters, and conservationists in the Upper Peninsula. But a recent state survey shows wolf populations have been stable at around 600 for the last decade, and advocates hope support for wolves continues to grow. -
Harmful algal blooms may leave lakes with a bright green or oily surface... it’s caused by an overgrowth of toxic cyanobacteria. Climate change is projected to increase blooms and expand their presence across Michigan.
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Invasive mussels like zebra and quagga mussels threaten Great Lakes ecosystems, fisheries, and infrastructure. A new tool is helping scientists and managers better target research at high-priority areas.
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If you like rainbow smelt from Michigan lakes, you may want to limit how many servings you eat. The state has recently updated its fish consumption guidelines to account for PFAS chemicals in smelt and carp.
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2022 ended a few weeks ago. That’s the year the EPA promised to set drinking water standards on toxic PFAS chemicals. Now, more than 100 groups are urging the Biden administration to release the standards without any more delay.
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Energy production, food waste, and resource management are all serious environmental and social issues. But what if there was only one solution that could tackle all of these problems?
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The future of a popular outdoor recreation spot in Cheboygan County is uncertain due to safety concerns and liability risks.
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We’re all likely familiar with renewable energy like solar, wind, and water, but decomposing things like rotting food, stinking manure, and sewage waste also release energy. This source of power - known as biogas - has largely been untapped...
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“Biogas systems” are an untapped technology that can capture emissions from livestock waste and use it as a form of renewable energy.
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If the month ended today, it would be the second warmest January in Northern Michigan in the last century. That’s why ice coverage on the Great Lakes is currently far lower than the historical average.
