Teresa Homsi
Reporter / Report for America Corps MemberTeresa Homsi is an environmental reporter and Report for America Corps Member based in northern Michigan for WCMU. She is covering rural environmental issues, focused on contamination, conservation, and climate change.
Homsi has a bachelor’s from Central Michigan University in environmental studies, journalism and anthropology. She is currently working toward her master's in Public Health from CMU.
Report for America is a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms, more info at ReportForAmerica.org.
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As the storm swept across northern-lower Michigan, more than an inch and a half of ice collected on tree branches, power lines, homes and vehicles. -
Five years after the Edenville Dam failure, around 60 dams in Michigan have received grants for repairs, but the state program, that oversees these projects, is running out of funds. -
Dam rebuilding is moving forward in Midland and Gladwin counties after a legal appeal against the project’s financing was denied, but some still say there needs to be a better way to fund these kinds of projects. -
A dam in northern Michigan will be rebuilt after the state and public spent more than two years scraping together money to fund the $1.7 million renovation. -
State and federal authorities are assessing damage to private property this week in 12 counties in northern Michigan. -
The Alpena Power Company filed a petition with the Michigan Public Service Commission, requesting the state board waive customer credits. -
Hundreds of thousands of people lost power in northern Michigan after an ice storm hit in late March 2025. Below are moments captured by WCMU's Teresa Homsi while she was on the ground reporting on the storm. -
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer made some stops in Petoskey, Gaylord and Alpena Thursday to assess the damage from an ice storm that took out power to hundreds of thousands of people across the region last weekend. -
Michigan recently surpassed 300 known sites with PFAS contamination. As more sites are identified and researchers continue to learn about the health impacts, we’re here to answer YOUR questions. -
Cyber attacks on municipal systems are on the rise. The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians shut down many of its operations, following a data breach earlier this year. And now tribal members and employees are being told to secure their personal information.
