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.
Michigan plant, the first U.S. commercial reactor set to operate after decommissioning, gains federal approvals despite opponents' strong safety concerns
Temporary injunction issued Aug. 7 by Florida federal judge restrains all work for two weeks while opponents' court challenge moves forward against detention facility for undocumented immigrants in the Everglades.
The Trump administration proposes to revoke the Obama-era endangerment finding related to greenhouse gas impacts on climate change damage—and along with it, eased vehicle tailpipe emissions regulations.
FEMA's acting chief and his successor lacked legal authority to dismantle its infrastructure resilience program, states argue in a federal district court lawsuit.
Opponents say detention center for people arrested for immigration violations, estimated to cost $450M for construction and first-year operation, will harm the Everglades ecosystem surrounding it and are suing the US and Florida governments in federal court.