Mark Wallace is a freelance journalist in San Francisco. His work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Fast Company, Wired, Salon and other publications. https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/contributor/mark-wallace/rss en American West Law & Policy Thu, 22 Feb 2018 03:15:00 +0000 Mark Wallace https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2018/02/22/after-signing-of-blackfeet-nation-water-compact-funding-still-needed https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2018/02/22/after-signing-of-blackfeet-nation-water-compact-funding-still-needed After decades of work, a water compact with Montana’s Blackfeet Nation was finally settled last year. But the federal government still needs to come up with more than $400 million to fund water improvement projects. Agriculture American West Environment & Wildlife Innovation Solutions Thu, 04 Jan 2018 03:00:00 +0000 Mark Wallace https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2018/01/04/new-technology-that-could-help-avert-toxicity-crisis-at-salton-sea https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2018/01/04/new-technology-that-could-help-avert-toxicity-crisis-at-salton-sea California is embarking on a new plan to head off environmental disaster at the Salton Sea but it depends, in part, on the results of a promising technique to remove toxic selenium from water.