Federal Water Tap, May 16: House Committee Alleges Criminal Activity
The Rundown The House Natural Resources Committee tells the Justice Department it should investigate alleged criminal activity from a top Trump administration official. The EPA proposes a waiver, applicable to projects in the design phase, from American-sourced materials requirements in the infrastructure bill. To prevent manatees from dying, an EPA regional administrator says that Florida […]
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