Federal Water Tap, February 17: House Republicans Move to Overturn Rules on Lead in Drinking Water
The Rundown EPA moves to weaken water-efficiency standards for appliances and faucets. Army Corps research center wants to investigate the use of insects to control a water-guzzling grass in southern California. Federal judge orders Trump’s foreign aid freeze unfrozen. Senate Democrats call attention to harm from federal funding suspension. Water bills in Congress would reauthorize […]
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