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, June 28: Infrastructure Deal Details Yet to Emerge
Drought, The Everything Disaster
Federal Water Tap, June 21: Klamath Dam Removal Takes Another Step Forward
As a Hot, Dry Summer Begins in California, More Water Wells Are Failing
Federal Water Tap, June 14: Biden Administration Will Rewrite Trump-Era Clean Water Act Rule
Feds Release First Slice of Water Bill Assistance Funds
Marine Blooms of Harmful Algae Increasing in Europe, Much of the Americas
Federal Water Tap, June 7: First Slice of Low-Income Water Bill Assistance Funds Available
Amid Dire Colorado River Outlook, States Plan to Tap Their Lake Mead Savings Accounts
Federal Water Tap, June 1: EPA Will Revise Water Permitting Tied to Pipelines, Fuel Export