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Pam McFarland

Pam McFarland

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.
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Environment

UN: Governments Must Accelerate Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cuts

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Pam McFarland
March 21, 2023

Latest and final IPCC climate change report warns that rapid action is key to the planet continuing to be habitable and offers a path forward through use of existing technologies.


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Water Quality

EPA Proposes First US Drinking Water Standard for PFAS

If finalized, rule would set legally enforceable limits of the 'forever' chemicals
Mcfarland
Pam McFarland
March 14, 2023

Biden administration outlines next component of its strategy to control further spread of the ubiquitous contaminants, widely used in consumer and industrial goods, and a problem for more water and wastewater utilities


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Water Quality

EPA Proposes Toughest Coal-Plant Wastewater Discharge Limit

Plants can still use older technologies if they commit to early retirements
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Pam McFarland
March 9, 2023

Plants could use older technologies if they commit to early retirements, under the federal plan.


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Workforce

Women Cite Continuing Hurdles in Boosting Trade Numbers

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Pam McFarland
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James Leggate
March 9, 2023

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.


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Resilience

FEMA Program Called Successful at Creating Incentives for Community Flood Risk Reduction

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Pam McFarland
March 8, 2023

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


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Power and Industrial

Energy Dept. to Award up to $2.5B for Carbon Capture Projects

Mcfarland
Pam McFarland
February 27, 2023

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.


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US Labor Secretary Marty Walsh Says He Will Leave Post in March

Biden cabinet member, also ex-mayor and building trades chief in Boston, will head hockey players union; deputy Julie Su is successor
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Pam McFarland
February 16, 2023

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.


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Water Quality

Small, Disadvantaged Communities Get $2B PFAS Treatment Funding

Funds are available through new, noncompetitive grant program
Mcfarland
Pam McFarland
February 14, 2023

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



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House Subcommittee Blasts WOTUS Rule, Cites Industry Concerns

Mcfarland
Pam McFarland
February 9, 2023

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." 


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Buildings

Museum Exhibit Presents Bold Concepts for Resilient Cities

Exhibition is Culmination of International Four-Year Effort
Mcfarland
Pam McFarland
February 9, 2023

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


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