Brett Walton
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
Federal Water Tap, January 23: EPA Lists New Enforcement Priorities
Federal Government Advances Big Water Projects
Federal Water Tap, January 16: EPA Warns of Water-Treatment Chemical Shortage After Illinois Factory Fire
New Mexico Town, Still Reeling from Historic Fire, Receives Federal Aid to Repair Drinking Water System
As Planet Warms, Water Risks Abound
Federal Water Tap, January 9: EPA Delays PFAS Drinking Water Rules
Federal Water Tap, January 2: USGS Finds Steep Groundwater Declines in Rural Nevada
Federal Water Tap, December 26: Water Spending Woven into Budget Deal
Federal Water Tap, December 19: States Slow to Distribute Disaster Aid Funds for Housing
The Year in Water, 2022