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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Heavy rainfall hit Vermont Sunday as residents continued to dig out from devastating floods last week. Some flooding and some landslides were reported. Plus, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg tours damaged infrastructure today, an interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders on federal aid and some homes in Waterbury that flooded during Tropical Storm Irene flooded again.
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Vermont saw heavy rainfall Sunday prompting a series of flood warnings, but it appears the state was largely spared major additional flood damage.
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Severe thunderstorms rolled through Vermont last night hitting already water-logged communities. Early indications are that additional damage looks minimal. Plus, tips for staying safe while cleaning up and the view from residents in Barre and Plainfield.
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Swift water teams have rescued more than 100 Vermonters trapped in flooded homes and cars. Plus: How to volunteer and return to your house, safely.
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Administration officials say Vermont is still at the earliest stages of this disaster and that evacuations and rescues are ongoing.
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Barre and Montpelier are waking up to significant flooding. The Wrightsville Dam might soon run out of capacity. President Joe Biden has approved an emergency declaration for Vermont.
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A Brandon-based blacksmith was the first to patent an electric motor in 1837. Plus, the state prepares for possibly life threatening flash flooding, relief funds for organic dairy farmers and staying cool.
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Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark weighs in on this week’s proposed settlement with hundreds of defrauded EB-5 program investors. Plus, a lawsuit against the U.S. EPA over pollution standards for wood burning stoves, introducing Vermont State University, a low-COVID summer, how trout are faring in this heat and the Vermont Summer Festival.
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A Vermonter firefighter talks about helping fight wildfires in Quebec. Plus, a possible settlement with EB-5 investors, a police shooting in Rutland, more schools sue Monsanto and it’s baby bird season.
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A beloved local donut shop celebrates 100 years. Plus, the state wants to renegotiate how much it pays motels that provide emergency housing, beefing up cybersecurity and the first truck of the season gets stuck in Smugglers Notch.