Articles by Pam McFarland

North American Building Trades Union study finds work-life support lacking, while discrimination and sex harassment remain biggest challenges in National Center for Construction Education and Research survey of 770 women.

The federal program could be a model for similar risk-reduction efforts, say researchers. 

Agency hopes to spur private capital investment in carbon capture and storage projects to help reduce harmful emissions, with funds authoried by the 2021 federal infrastructure law.

Agency deputy Julie Su, also a former California labor agency chief, will succeed the former Boston mayor, who is set to be executive director of the National Hockey League Players’ Association.

EPA announces grant program to address pervasive pollutants in community drinking water systems.

Republican lawmakers on the House Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee criticized the Biden administration's recent rule covering U.S. waters protected by the Clean Water Act, calling it "bureaucratic overreach." 

Japan House exhibit in Los Angeles showcases ways to incorporate nature—even natural disasters—into regenerative urban design. 

An agreement by the American Society of Civil Engineers and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration outlines plans to ensure U.S. infrastructure is designed to be more resilient and “climate-ready.”

Republican Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers favors fewer tax breaks for renewable energy than now included in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.

Action is latest round in long-running battle over major minerals development in sensitive Bristol Bay watershed.