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Pam Radtke Russell

Pam Radtke Russell

Pam Radtke Russell is a New Orleans-based journalist with more than a decade covering energy, environment and climate for ENR, Platts, CQ Roll Call in Washington D.C. and the Times-Picayune in New Orleans.

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Engineering Justice

Righting Past Wrongs Through Equitable Development

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Pam Radtke Russell
December 22, 2021
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Standing on a dead-end street in Spartanburg, S.C., Harold Mitchell can plainly see the history of injustice in his community.


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Environment and Construction

Biden Proposes to Formally Roll Back Trump-Era Water Rule

ARTBA says move could affect infrastructure money
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Pam Radtke Russell
November 18, 2021
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The rollback comes as the Biden administration looks toward a new rewrite of Waters rule.
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Hurricane Ida

Entergy Proposes Two Options to Restore Power to New Orleans

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August 31, 2021
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The utility could create a mini electric grid using power from plants within the metropolitan region.



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'Catastrophic' Ida Decimates Southeast Louisiana Electric Grid

All power transmission into New Orleans fails
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Pam Radtke Russell
August 30, 2021
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Power company Entergy begins assessing the transmission failures, including all lines into New Orleans, with causes still largely unknown.


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Post-Katrina Levee System Weathers Ida's Fierce Winds, Surge

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Pam Radtke Russell
August 30, 2021
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Louisiana contractors, federal and state officials and public and private infrastructure owners are assessing all damage from one of the worst storms to hit the state.
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2021 Top 500 Sourcebook: COVID Hits Hard

Manufacturing is down almost $20 billion in 2020
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Pam Radtke Russell
June 30, 2021
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But construction of data centers, warehouses and distribution centers are off the charts, Steve Jones, Dodge Data & Analytics senior director of industry insights and research, told ENR’s FutureTech conference.
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2021 Top 500 Sourcebook: Natural Gas to Gasoline

Plant will halve the carbon footprint of gasoline
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Pam Radtke Russell
June 30, 2021
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Bechtel is designing a $6.5-billion plant to turn natural gas into gasoline in Penwell, Texas, for Nacero Inc. The energy firm says the plant would be the nation’s first such facility.
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Flint Water Crisis and America’s Clean Water Access Failings

Water infrastructure disproportionately shortchanges people of color and low-income neighborhoods
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Pam Radtke Russell
June 10, 2021
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What does environmental justice look like when it comes to water infrastructure siting and water quality?
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Environmental Justice

Will New Efforts Bring Equity to Communities Long Impacted and Underserved by Infrastructure?

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Pam Radtke Russell
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June 10, 2021
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Inequities exist in all sectors—from highway alignments to industrial sites and wastewater treatment plant locations—but finding solutions won’t be easy or without controversy.
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Waters of the U.S. Rule to Be Rewritten, Yet Again

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Pam Radtke Russell
June 9, 2021
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The rewrite follows a review that found fewer water bodies are being protected under a Trump-era revision.
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