Brett Walton

Brett writes about agriculture, energy, infrastructure, and the politics and economics of water in the United States for Circle of Blue. Brett also writes the Federal Water Tap, Circle of Blue’s weekly digest of U.S. government water news. He has an MA in Central Asian studies from the University of Washington and a BA in English from the University of Richmond. 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 has received fellowships from SEJ (2013) and the Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources (2011). He is a frequent public speaker on U.S. water issues. Prior to Circle of Blue, Brett worked on a NASA-affiliated water data research project. Brett lives in Seattle, where he hikes the mountains and bakes pies.