Governor Peter Shumlin has signed three bills that promote energy efficiency and clean energy. Critics of a proposed Addison County natural gas pipeline say the developer has exaggerated the project’s environmental and economic benefits. A Vermont man who says he fired some shots to stop a man from cutting his neighbor's trees has been accused of reckless endangerment.
Peter was a Producer/Announcer at VPR until 2015. He began his public radio career in 2007 at WHQR-FM in Wilmington, North Carolina where he served as Morning Edition host and reporter, covering county government and Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base. His work has won several Associated Press awards and has appeared on NPR's All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, and PRI's This American Life. A graduate of the creative writing program at the University of Maine at Farmington, Peter enjoys writing, cooking and traveling.
Annie Russell was VPR's Deputy News Director. She came to VPR from NPR's Weekends on All Things Considered and WNYC's On The Media. She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School.
