The Rundown And lastly, ranking Democrats ask Congress’s watchdog arm to investigate Puerto Rico’s water supply failures. “Puerto Rico is experiencing drinking water supply shortages and service interruptions affecting households and economic activity. Failing pipelines and infrastructure regularly leak about half of the territory’s treated water. In mid-July, the Puerto Rico government announced rationing to […]
Author Archives: 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
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