Top Journalists in Water Utilities
Kyle Bagenstose Freelance (contributor to USA Today, The Guardian)
Independent investigative environmental journalist whose reporting on PFAS and drinking water has appeared in USA Today and The Guardian, with a focus on how contamination and emerging rules affect water systems and ratepayers. Specialties: PFAS and drinking water, utility compliance costs, contamination investigations, public health impacts
Rachel Becker CalMatters
CalMatters’ California water reporter covering utilities, groundwater, and statewide water policy; recognized with multiple awards for explanatory reporting on water systems and governance. Specialties: California water policy, utilities and rates, groundwater management (SGMA), drought and infrastructure
Mandy Crispin WaterWorld (Endeavor Business Media)
Editor-in-Chief of WaterWorld leading coverage of drinking water utilities, technology and policy for a core trade audience across the municipal sector. Specialties: Drinking water utilities, treatment technology, asset management, industry trends
Bob Crossen Wastewater Digest / WaterWorld / Stormwater Solutions
Editorial director for Endeavor Business Media’s Water Group (WaterWorld, Wastewater Digest, Stormwater Solutions), writing and commissioning coverage for municipal water and wastewater utilities. Specialties: Wastewater and stormwater utilities, operations and maintenance, workforce, One Water
Caitlin Devitt The Bond Buyer
Senior infrastructure reporter at The Bond Buyer who covers the financing side of water and wastewater utilities, including bonds, rate cases and federal funding flows. Specialties: Municipal finance of water/sewer utilities, infrastructure P3s, rate-backed bonds, IIJA funding
Andrew Farr Water Finance & Management (Benjamin Media)
Managing editor of Water Finance & Management, a trade publication focused squarely on the business, finance and management of drinking water and wastewater utilities. Specialties: Utility management, rates and finance, asset management, affordability
Ian James Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times reporter focused on water and climate in California and the West, frequently covering municipal utilities, Colorado River allocations, and infrastructure disputes. Specialties: Western water utilities and policy, Colorado River, California water agencies, rates and affordability
Katie Johns Stormwater Solutions (Endeavor Business Media)
Editor-in-Chief of Stormwater Solutions, covering stormwater utilities, financing, permitting, and best practices, and co-host of the Talking Under Water podcast. Specialties: Stormwater utilities and MS4 compliance, green infrastructure, flood control, resilience
Bobby Magill Bloomberg Law (Bloomberg Industry)
Bloomberg Law reporter who leads coverage of EPA drinking water rules (PFAS) and what they mean for water utilities’ compliance, costs and litigation risk. Specialties: Federal water regulations, PFAS drinking water standards, legal and compliance impacts on utilities
Alejandra Martinez The Texas Tribune
Texas Tribune environmental reporter covering water legislation, funding and utility resilience across Texas, including affordability and flood-response policy. Specialties: Texas water supply and utilities, drought and flooding, environmental justice
Shannon Mullane The Colorado Sun
Colorado Sun Colorado River reporter covering Western water supply, utilities, and policy negotiations with a focus on impacts to communities and infrastructure. Specialties: Colorado River Basin, Western water utilities and supply, tribal water issues
Michael Phillis Associated Press
Associated Press reporter focused on water and the environment, with extensive national reporting on drinking water contamination, lead pipes and how utilities and regulators respond. Specialties: National drinking water systems, lead service line replacement, PFAS, utility affordability
Gill Plimmer Financial Times
Financial Times infrastructure correspondent whose scoops and analysis on UK water companies’ finances, regulation and service performance shape the utilities debate. Specialties: UK water utilities (privatization, regulation, Ofwat), corporate finance and performance, Thames Water
Pam Radtke Floodlight (formerly Engineering News-Record)
Veteran environment and infrastructure journalist (formerly ENR deputy editor; now reporting/editing with Floodlight) covering water-utility resilience, equity and rulemakings. Specialties: Water infrastructure and resilience, utility preparedness for extremes, climate and PFAS coverage
Pat Rizzuto Bloomberg Law (Bloomberg Industry)
Bloomberg Law chemicals reporter deeply sourced on PFAS and Safe Drinking Water Act issues, frequently covering how new rules affect water utilities’ operations and finances. Specialties: Chemical regulation, PFAS policy and litigation, drinking water standards and utility impacts
Luke Runyon KUNC (NPR member station)
KUNC managing editor and Colorado River reporter whose award-winning coverage and podcasts explain how Western water decisions affect utilities and their customers. Specialties: Colorado River governance, Western water utilities and supply, drought adaptation
Jerd Smith Fresh Water News (Water Education Colorado)
Editor of Fresh Water News at Water Education Colorado, reporting on utility funding, groundwater and statewide policy shaping municipal water providers. Specialties: Colorado water policy and utilities, statewide funding, Western water law and rights
Annie Snider POLITICO (POLITICO Pro)
POLITICO environment reporter (formerly E&E News) long recognized for a dedicated national water-policy beat spanning regulations, western drought and infrastructure fights. Specialties: Federal water policy, Clean Water Act scope, infrastructure legislation, drought policy
Brett Walton Circle of Blue
Senior reporter at Circle of Blue who writes the Federal Water Tap and covers U.S. water utilities, funding and policy with a focus on the intersection of governance and infrastructure. Specialties: U.S. water utilities and policy, Federal Water Tap, affordability and rates, infrastructure
Miranda Willson E&E News by POLITICO
E&E News reporter covering the water beat for POLITICO’s energy and environment newsroom, reporting on utilities’ lawsuits, PFAS compliance and federal/state water programs. Specialties: Water utilities and PFAS rules, affordability and small-system challenges, EPA and state policy
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