Pam is ENR’s senior editor for government coverage, focusing on federal environmental and labor issues as they relate to the construction industry. She has a degree in journalism and an M.A. in writing fiction, and has worked previously as both an editor at ENR (2007-2016) and as a freelancer for a variety of publications and clients. One of her favorite gigs involved writing about stars, black holes and the mysteries of the universe for NASA.
Judge orders reinstatement of the BRIC grant program as the FEMA Review Council abruptly cancels a vote to release their recommendations for revamping the agency.
Senate committee members signaled interest at a Nov. 19 hearing to address ongoing liability issues for construction and engineering firms as well as water and wastewater utilities related to PFAS chemicals removal and remediation
Agencies say rule would clarify decades of confusion over wetlands and bodies of water that require federal permits, which could potentially damage them.
An emerging ecosystem of data and climate risk intelligence firms are using AI tools and other technologies to bridge impact knowledge gaps that federal agencies have been unable to fill.
Officials will meet next month to approve changes in existing plan to reduce pollution in the largest US estuary, with a 64,000-sq-mile watershed in Delaware,
Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, DC.
The federal government shutdown may be nearing an end after 41 days, but USDOT, EPA, and the Corps face weeks of delays as agencies reopen under tight funding limits by Jan. 30.
Administration argued to justices Nov. 5 that the 1973 law offers a legal basis for presidential authority to impose tariffs in "emergency" conditions without congressional approval.