Federal Water Tap, February 1: House Democrats Renew Push for Water-Bill Aid
The Rundown House Democrats propose $1.5 billion to help low-income households with water and sewer bills. A congressional task force outlines its PFAS priorities for the Biden administration. The president’s executive order on climate change establishes an interagency council on environmental justice. U.S. Geological Survey researchers look at the relationship between rainfall and streams in […]
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