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
In Broad Strokes, Biden Infrastructure Plan Sketches a Future for Federal Water Spending
Federal Water Tap, March 29: Lawmakers Introduce Barrage of Water Legislation
EPA Report Identifies Hot Spots for Hazardous Spills Into Drinking Water Sources
Michigan’s Rural Water Systems Confront Generations of Inadequate Investment
Federal Water Tap, March 22: USGS Study Finds Drought Increases Risk of Arsenic in Private Wells
Federal Water Tap, March 15: Biden Signs Pandemic Relief Package with Water Funding
More Work Needed to Meet Global Water Goal, UN Report Says
Federal Water Tap, March 8: Water Provisions Abundant in House Democrats’ Climate Bill
The Biggest Coal Power Plant in the American West Closed. What Happens with the Colorado River Water It Used?
Federal Water Tap, March 1: House Approves $500M More for Water Bill Assistance