Vermont’s Public Service Board is looking into whether the standards it sets for noise created by energy generation, including wind turbines, are stringent enough. State officials are recommending a variety of steps to improve mobile home parks and protect them from future floods. The recommendations are included in a study that details many of the difficulties faced by mobile home residents in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene. Governor Peter Shumlin is encouraging people who are eligible to sign up for health insurance through the Vermont Health Connect system.
Melody is the Contributing Editor for But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids and the co-author of two But Why books with Jane Lindholm.
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.
