Federal Water Tap, May 7: NASA Set to Launch Sequel to Water-Tracking GRACE Satellite
The Rundown Follow up to successful GRACE mission is scheduled to launch May 19. DOE report shows U.S. hydropower is growing by going small. A pair of water infrastructure funding bills are introduced in the House and Senate. A Utah representative moves to eliminate a desert lakes restoration program. The EPA looks at management of […]
Brett writes about agriculture, energy, infrastructure, and the politics and economics of water in the United States. He also writes the Federal Water Tap, Circle of Blue’s weekly digest of U.S. government water news. He is the winner of two Society of Environmental Journalists reporting awards, one of the top honors in American environmental journalism: first place for explanatory reporting for a series on septic system pollution in the United States(2016) and third place for beat reporting in a small market (2014). He received the Sierra Club’s Distinguished Service Award in 2018. Brett lives in Seattle, where he hikes the mountains and bakes pies. Contact Brett Walton