Pam Hunter McFarland

1 week ago | enr.com | Pam Hunter McFarland

With financing for water infrastructure becoming more scarce due to federal funding cuts and Trump administration efforts to rescind not-yet-disbursed Inflation Reduction Act spending, some water-sector utilities are becoming more resourceful about prioritizing and sequencing planned projects, according to speakers and attendees at the American Water Works Association’s annual meeting, held June 16 to 18 in Denver.

3 weeks ago | enr.com | Pam Hunter McFarland

It’s no secret that New York City, like many densely populated urban areas throughout history, has a trash and rodent problem. Mountains of bloated trash bags —many containing food waste that attract rats burrowing and gnawing through them—are a blight on sidewalks all over the city. The problem is more than an aesthetic or public health issue. Significant quantities of food, as well as cooking greases, fats and oils, are thrown out rather than consumed.

3 weeks ago | enr.com | Pam Hunter McFarland

It’s no secret that New York City, like many densely populated urban areas throughout history, has a trash and rodent problem. Mountains of bloated trash bags —many containing food waste that attract rats burrowing and gnawing through them—are a blight on sidewalks all over the city. The problem is more than an aesthetic or public health issue. Significant quantities of food, as well as cooking greases, fats and oils, are thrown out rather than consumed.

1 month ago | enr.com | Pam Hunter McFarland

A congressional analysis of construction projects that will receive continued funding under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ fiscal 2025 work plan shows that the Trump administration has prioritized projects in Republican-leaning states, steering funds away from projects in states those considered more “blue”—like California, Hawaii, and Washington state.

1 month ago | enr.com | Pam Hunter McFarland

A congressional analysis of construction projects that will receive continued funding under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ fiscal 2025 work plan shows that the Trump administration steered funds to projects in Republican-leaning states and away from those in states considered more “blue,”—such as California, Hawaii and Washington state.