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, July 22: EPA Scientists Assess Toxicity to Humans of 'Forever Chemical'
Federal Water Tap, July 15: $5 Billion Tribal Water Rights Settlement Introduced in Congress
Federal Water Tap, July 8: Feds Sue Washington State Dairies over Nitrate Pollution
Federal Water Tap, July 1: Supreme Court Weakens Agency Power to Interpret Vague Laws
Federal Water Tap, June 24: Supreme Court Blocks State-Led Rio Grande Water Agreement
Federal Water Tap, June 17: ‘Connecticut-Sized’ Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone This Summer, NOAA Says
Colorado River Water Use in Three States Drops to 40-Year Low
Federal Water Tap, June 10: Researchers Estimate Lithium in U.S. Groundwater
Federal Water Tap, June 3: EPA Proposal Aims for Structural Change in U.S. Drinking Water Sector
Federal Water Tap, May 28: EPA Alerts Water Utilities to Inadequate Cybersecurity Protections