Kathleen Masterson
New England News Collaborative ReporterKathleen Masterson as VPR's New England News Collaborative reporter. She covered energy, environment, infrastructure and labor issues for VPR and the collaborative. Kathleen came to Vermont having worked as a producer for NPR鈥檚 science desk and as a beat reporter covering agriculture and the environment.
Kathleen covered food production for Harvest Public Media while based at Iowa Public Radio in Ames, Iowa. She wrote stories ranging from the risks of antibiotic use in livestock feed to how hedge fund managers visit corn fields to bet on the commodities market to how the fracking boom has spurred sand mining in Iowa. As a digital producer for NPR for several years, Kathleen reported science and health stories and produced multimedia series for NPR.org. She covered topics that ranged from human evolution to swine flu to the Affordable Care Act to plastic chemicals BPA and phthalates.
Kathleen has contributed work to NPR, Marketplace, Grist, and NPR-affiliates including KQED and WGBH. She also worked as a digital producer for PBS NOVA, a science writer for University of California, San Francisco and the Morning Edition producer/reporter for VPR.
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For many Vermonters, swimming is learned early and central to summer fun. But for children who are new to the United States and still learning English,鈥� -
Brave Little StateIf you drink Vermont milk, or eat Vermont apples or vegetables, it's likely that you have foreign workers to thank. But do you know any?This month on鈥� -
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has delayed implementation of a federal rule that would make stricter standards governing organic egg production. The鈥�
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In the northeast U.S., there is less than 1 percent of old growth forest left. A new University of Vermont study finds that harvesting trees in a way that鈥� -
Rain or shine, local scientists and supporters say they will be turning out in multiple locations in Vermont鈥攁nd across the country鈥� to speak up for鈥� -
Sen. Sanders visited the Ben & Jerry's St. Albans plant Friday to hear about the company's efforts to increase jobs in Vermont and to talk with factory鈥� -
Protesters with Migrant Justice confronted Ben & Jerry's board members outside the South Burlington office Tuesday morning, aiming to pressure the company鈥� -
The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided it will continue to hear a controversial case about which water bodies the Environmental Protection Agency can鈥� -
Migrant Justice advocates staged a protest alongside the Ben & Jerry's "Free Cone Day" line in downtown Burlington Tuesday, demanding better working鈥� -
In February, the Trump White House directed immigration enforcement to begin detaining and deporting all unauthorized immigrants. This marked a change...
