Articles by Pam McFarland

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

Stanford University geophysics professor Rosemary Knight had always loved math and science, but it wasn’t until she attended Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, as an undergraduate that she discovered what would become a lifelong passion: geophysics.

With a background in long-term health care, Tom Hunter was tuned into the well-being of tenants being front and center when he shifted to running CityHousing Hamilton, Ontario’s affordable housing program as its chief executive officer.

Although the series of storms caused widespread flooding, the lasting impacts may be a slight reprieve in the drought and propel more funding to repair aging water infrastructure. 

Veteran Missouri lawmaker Sam Graves takes the transportation and Infrastructure panel gavel

Some industry groups say the more stringent air pollution standards would be difficult to meet. 

EPA and Corps of Engineers seek clarity in rule release, but some industry groups question the move with a key related US Supreme Court case decision still ahead.

To confront climate change impacts, work is set start this year on the Upper Barataria basin project—which could be the largest U.S. coastal restoration of its kind.

New research suggests that augmenting natural processes in soils can be a sustainable approach to stabilizing buildings in quake-prone zones. 

A federal appeals court said FERC exceeded its authority by approving the 50-year renewal of the dam's license.