The Rundown And lastly, the EPA administrator visits Great Salt Lake. “Not just for Utah, but also for our nation, Great Salt Lake is vital to our economy, national security, and environment, and it’s entirely necessary to save.” – Lee Zeldin, EPA administrator, in a statement posted to X. Zeldin joined Utah congressional representatives on […]
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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
