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Kingdom Towns To Vote On Superfund Declaration

Two Northeast Kingdom towns will vote next month on whether to have an abandoned asbestos mine declared a Superfund hazardous waste site. The state argues that the Superfund listing could bring in federal money to clean up the site.
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Smoking in Vermont

As part of VPR’s series, Vermont Quits, we look at how tobacco settlement funds have been used in the state to help people kick the habit.  Also, we get an update on public meetings surrounding a defunct asbestos mine in Eden and Lowell.  And, we bring you the sounds of a unique portable organ.