Articles by Pam McFarland

Officials in the upstate New York city say they have made replacing lead lined drinking water pipes a top priority. 

Data errors inflated projections in Texas and Florida of lead-lined drinking water pipes needing fix funding, according to new agency Inspector General report.

Local and national advocates urge the city to take immediate action to address elevated levels of lead in lines carrying tap water found in some homes. 

India has accelerated its pace of infrastructure development since the government launched a new national master plan three years ago, but industry leaders earlier this month said more must be done to ensure projects are not just built quickly, but built well.

But in a surprise, court majority agrees to not block federal EPA GHG emissions rule from taking effect as it weighs opponents legal challenge to the mandate.

But justices declined to block business group and red state suits against tougher curbs on mercury pollutants from coal-fired power plants and methane emissions from oil and natural gas facilities. 

As construction groups and leaders look ahead, they see questions and uncertainty.

Climate-focused groups warn that a second Donald Trump presidential term could set back by decades national targets to significantly cut carbon emissions.

Infrastructure agency chiefs need new ways to keep coastal and urban structures, critical bridge crossings and even public sector diversity programs hardened against growing climate change and human-caused risks, they told an ENR conference in Manhattan on Sept. 16.

But some industry groups favor Trump, believing he would be more sympathetic to business concerns.