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.
Meeting the challenge of growing facility demand with public funds threatened and the persistent problem of PFAS contamination were key focuses of the American Water Works Association annual meeting.
The $440-million Linden Renewable Natural Gas project will divert food, scraps, oils and grease from landfills and capture methane inside large anaerobic digesters to create 3,783 million BTUs per day of pipeline-quality renewable natural gas.
A congressional analysis shows President Donald Trump steered Corps of Engineers funding for flood risk reduction projects to states with Republican administrations.
GOP-led panels in the House voted to pare back spending on renewable energy and lower-carbon infrastructure, but a fight over extending tax cuts looms.