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.
Arguments before U.S. Supreme Court pit power companies, EPA and environmental advocates against coal industry interests and several Republican-led states.
New Associated Builders and Contractors model shows industry this year will need nearly 650,000 additional workers above normal hiring pace to meet demand for labor.
Energy-efficiency advocates are hopeful that a new Biden administration coalition to promote and strengthen building performance standards (BPS) could accelerate federal, state and local efforts to reduce carbon emissions from buildings.
Scope of federal jurisdiction on lands near certain bodies of water is core to landowner challenge, but timing of court action will determine if Justice Stephen Breyer, a veteran of Clean Water Act rulings, can weigh in before he retires.
City will expand lead service line replacements and sewer improvements over the next decade in modifying its consent decree with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Hydropower sector participants usually at odds—industry firms, dam safety groups and environmental advocates—now are finding common ground in project funding and new legislation.