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). Brett lives in Seattle, where he hikes the mountains and bakes pies.
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Did North Dakota regulators hide an oil and gas industry spill larger than Exxon...
“I am disgusted with how state officials and city council members view these threats and deem it acceptable to potentially harm human health.”
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"The economy would suffer no harm if CEOs were paid less (or taxed more)."
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The tribe is asking for a pause in construction while a thorough environmental assessment, this time with input from the tribe is conducted.
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