Federal Water Tap, June 24: Supreme Court Blocks State-Led Rio Grande Water Agreement
The Rundown The high court sides with the federal government in rejecting Rio Grande water deal between New Mexico and Texas. GAO audits an Interior program for economic development on former mining lands. State and federal agencies will assess water use in the lower Snake River, to inform the potential breaching of four dams. NOAA […]
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