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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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A reservoir in a northern Michigan state forest will soon be drained to restore a beloved dam.
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Natural foam is usually off-white and has an earthy smell, but some foam — that’s artificially white — contains toxic “forever chemicals” on the beaches of Oscoda.
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A conservation organization claims the Maple River is among the first in the country to be returned to its free-flowing state.
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A new group of endangered beetles has been discovered in Roscommon. The rare species has only ever been found in Michigan and Ontario.
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A Frankfort man was sentenced this week for tampering and vandalism on the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
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Michigan has been feeling the heat recently, with July-like temperatures this past week. Even with a recent cool-down, it's projected to be a hot summer that will mean more work for gardeners.
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Three federal judges announced Monday that Enbridge missed the 30-day window to move the case to a federal court by two years, siding with Attorney General Dana Nessel.
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Oklahoma-based engineer, Craig Brownlee would now oversee the installment of a new four-mile section of Line 5 in a tunnel under the Mackinac Straits lakebed.
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Biosolids are a cheap, nutrient-rich fertilizer that have been applied on millions of acres of farmland across the country, but toxic “forever chemicals” are creeping their way into the fertilizer. A proposed federal provision aims to better protect farmers from PFAS contamination.
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It's been just over two years ago since a lightning strike resulted in a massive blaze that burned 2,516 acres across Cheboygan and Montmorency counties.