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
Will Michigan’s Largest Water Provider Target Tiny City For Next Shutoffs?
Federal Water Tap, June 12: NOAA Expects Below-Average Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone This Summer
Say Goodbye to Lawns in Drying U.S. West
Federal Water Tap, June 5: Debt Limit Deal Changes Environmental Permitting
Federal Water Tap, May 30: Supreme Court Narrows Wetlands Protections
Federal Water Tap, May 22: EPA Proposes Additional Coal Ash Protections
Federal Water Tap, May 15: Appeals Court Orders EPA to Regulate Drinking Water Contaminant
Louisiana Becomes First State to Issue Drinking Water Report Cards
Federal Water Tap, May 8: EPA Agrees to Timeline for Updating Slaughterhouse Water Pollution Standards
Federal Water Tap, May 1: White House Establishes Office of Environmental Justice