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.
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A common critique of solar calls into question how it generates power during the winter — a season marked by snow cover, cloudy skies and shorter daylight hours. In this seasonal transition, solar operators answer.
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Lake sturgeon may soon be added to the nation's endangered species list. But some Michigan lawmakers and conservation groups say the proposal is unnecessary.
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Grayling residents are calling on the Department of Defense to pitch in and fund a project that would bring clean drinking water to contaminated parts of their community.
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This farmer's livelihood was ruined by PFAS-contaminated fertilizer that few Midwest states test forBiosolids — a type of treated sewage byproduct from wastewater treatment plants — are used as a nutrient-rich fertilizer on farms across the Midwest. But a group of toxic “forever chemicals” are slipping through the cracks and could be inadvertently contaminating millions of acres of farmland.
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Representatives from eight Great Lakes states and two Canadian provinces met this week to discuss management issues in the region.
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A federal proposal aims to conserve existing old-growth forests and allow more mature trees to age peacefully. But the draft policy doesn't put a stop to logging old-growth and mature forests.
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Nicole Bromley says she's been feeding birds in downtown Manistee for 13 years and hasn't had any problems — until recently.
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The Western District Court of Michigan ruled a Gaylord business knowingly violated the Clean Air Act when it disabled "environmental controls" on hundreds of diesel trucks.
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Oscoda residents got a few wins after the Air Force recently expanded PFAS cleanup actions, but community members say certain areas are being overlooked.
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A northern Michigan business is paying around $750,000 in fines following a federal court ruling.