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
The Stream, October 19, 2022: California City Approaches Water Supply Peril in Next Two Months
Federal Water Tap, October 17: Interior Department Sets Price for Colorado River Conservation
Voices from the Drying Rio Grande
In New Mexico, Partners Collaborate to End Siege from Megafires
Federal Water Tap, October 10: State Department Releases Global Water Strategy, Names Water Envoy
Tap Water Failures and Distrust of Government: A Conversation with Manny Teodoro
Federal Water Tap, October 3: Supreme Court Hears Key Clean Water Act Case
Perspective | Transforming the Economics and Governance of Water
Federal Water Tap, September 26: If Necessary, Interior Will Hold Back More Water in Lake Powell Next Year
As Flood Waters Recede in Pakistan, ‘Second Wave’ of Disaster Strikes