Articles by Pam McFarland

Officials will meet next month to approve changes in existing plan to reduce pollution in the largest US estuary, with a 64,000-sq-mile watershed in Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, DC.

The federal government shutdown may be nearing an end after 41 days, but USDOT, EPA, and the Corps face weeks of delays as agencies reopen under tight funding limits by Jan. 30.

Administration argued to justices Nov. 5 that the 1973 law offers a legal basis for presidential authority to impose tariffs in "emergency" conditions without congressional approval. 

The government shutdown could create added challenges for project permitting and work execution, multiple sources said.

New report looks at how to prioritize infrastructure investments in cash-strapped communities. 

Major construction-related cases being reviewed by the nation's high court are fewer this year, but industry groups are watching key disputes in lower courts that could soon rise.  

The Trump administration announces new steps and some funding to spur interest in coal, but observers are skeptical.

Public works departments and the design and construction firms that work for them already see fallout from the suspension of FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program.

Construction on a $341-million water quality improvement project for California’s East Bay Municipal Utility District reached the halfway mark this summer as crews began concrete pours at portions of a large drinking water treatment facility located 65 ft beneath ground level.

Experts cite mistakes and mischaracterizations in administration report being used to bolster overhaul of U.S. environmental and energy policy.