Brittany Patterson
Executive EditorBrittany Patterson joined Vermont Public in December 2020. Previously, she was an energy and environment reporter for West Virginia Public Broadcasting and the Ohio Valley ReSource. Prior to that, she covered public lands, the Interior Department and forests for E&E News' ClimateWire, based in Washington, D.C. Brittany also teaches audio storytelling and has taught classes at West Virginia University, Saint Michael's College and the University of Vermont. She holds degrees in journalism from San Jose State University and U.C. Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism. A native of California, Brittany has fallen in love with Vermont. She enjoys hiking, skiing, baking and cuddling with her rescues, a 95-pound American Bulldog mix named Cooper, and Mila, the most beautiful calico cat you'll ever meet.
Have questions, comments or tips? Send me an email at brittany.patterson@vermontpublic.org
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The victims' families and civil rights organizations are calling on Vermont law enforcement to investigate the shooting as a hate crime. -
“This is a humanitarian catastrophe, and we need action now,” say Sens. Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch.
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Flames and heavy smoke engulfed the lumberyard of rk MILES on Stone Cutters Way on Wednesday evening. The city lost a fire engine in the blaze.
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The Northeast Kingdom gets its only shelter for people experiencing homelessness. Plus, Sen. Welch calls for gun control after the Lewiston shooting, state employees call for a state of emergency, a committee clears Burlington’s police chief of professional misconduct, and the Agency of Education wants to get more women in the trades.
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State lawmakers prepare to address disaster resilience in the upcoming session. Plus, the state of homelessness with winter approaching, a free speech case, a potential compromise on the U.S House speaker search, and Vermont Public’s CEO announces his resignation.
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A private investigator probes her own robbery, and the feelings that come afterward. Plus, a proposed state fund for disaster mitigation projects, FEMA recovery aid totals, Sen. Sanders urges humanitarian aid for Gaza, and state regulators want to know about your experiences with the health care system.
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The weed can grow up to 6 inches a day in dense patches, and officials warn it can spread and smother other plants easily.
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A conversation about a new documentary focused on legendary hot air balloon pilot Brian Boland. Plus, U.S. Census data shows New England is a hard place to age in place, Gov. Scott mulls a fifth term in office, a Vermont school district approves a new policy for trans and nonbinary students, and detecting algae blooms from the sky.
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For most people with EEE, symptoms are similar to the cold or flu. But the disease can result in severe illness and be fatal.
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We ask a professional what to do with intense (and very normal!) feelings about our changing planet.
