Pam Hunter McFarland

Washington, D.C.

Senior Editor at Engineering News-Record (ENR)

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Democratic Lawmakers Say Funding Shifts for Stalled Water Resource Projects Were Politically Motivated

2 weeks 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.
Democratic Lawmakers Say Funding Shifts for Stalled Water Projects Have Political Motives

2 weeks 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.
NYC’s $1.7B Investment Aims to Reduce Flood Risk

2 weeks ago | enr.com | Pam Hunter McFarland

Under a nondescript overpass on FDR Drive in the lower-right tip of Manhattan, a $550-million construction project is steadily advancing toward its scheduled fall 2026 completion date. Hemmed in by the parkway above and the East River at the side, it appears to be a small, almost run-of-the-mill effort, but it’s anything but.
House Panels Approve Trump Agenda as Budget Process Kicks Into High Gear

3 weeks ago | enr.com | Pam Hunter McFarland

House GOP lawmakers on two separate panels May 14 delivered on their promise to pass legislation that would gut many of the programs established by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act intended to reduce climate emissions and to expedite the construction of renewable and other lower-carbon-emitting energy infrastructure projects.
FEMA Rancor Continues, but Lawmakers Seek a Bipartisan Path Forward

4 weeks ago | enr.com | Pam Hunter McFarland

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has released draft legislation to solicit feedback on ways to revamp the Federal Emergency Management Agency without abolishing it altogether. The May 8 release of the bipartisan legislative language was nearly overshadowed by other events in a week in which the beleaguered agency came under attack.
FEMA Rancor Continues, But Lawmakers Seek Bipartisan Path Forward

4 weeks ago | enr.com | Pam Hunter McFarland

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released draft bipartisan legislation May 8 to solicit feedback on ways to revamp the Federal Emergency Management Agency without abolishing it altogether. But that step was nearly overshadowed in a week in which the beleaguered agency came under new attack. Acting FEMA Administrator Cameron Hamilton was fired shortly after telling a congressional oversight committee May 7 that the agency should continue to exist.
Enhanced Rock Weathering Developer to Scale Up Carbon Dioxide Removal Solution

1 month ago | enr.com | Pam Hunter McFarland

The developer of an enhanced rock weathering technology will receive $50 million to scale up and expand use of crushed basalt, a type of volcanic rock, to both reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide and improve soil conditions in the Global South. Houston-based Mati Carbon was the top winner of the XPRIZE contest, a global competition to boost promising and scalable carbon dioxide removal solutions.
Rock Weathering Tech Developer Wins $50M From XPRIZE's Carbon Removal Contest

1 month ago | enr.com | Pam Hunter McFarland

Mati Carbon, a developer of an enhanced rock weathering technology that reduces atmospheric carbon dioxide, on April 23 garnered the top, $50-million prize of the XPRIZE contest, a global competition aimed at boosting promising and scalable carbon dioxide removal solutions.
More Infrastructure Projects Thrust Into Uncertainty With Demise of FEMA’s Resilient Infrastructure Program

1 month ago | enr.com | Pam Hunter McFarland

The Trump administration’s cancellation of hundreds of millions of dollars in grants for resilience projects through the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program is leaving the fate of numerous resilience projects already in the planning and design phases in a state of uncertainty. FEMA says it is ending the BRIC program and cancelling all BRIC applications from fiscal 2020-23.
FEMA Ends Resilient Infrastructure Program, Rescinding $882M in Funding

1 month ago | enr.com | Pam Hunter McFarland |Derek Lacey |clients. One

The Trump administration’s cancellation of hundreds of millions of dollars in grants for resilience projects through the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program is leaving the fate of numerous resilience projects already in the planning and design phases in a state of uncertainty. FEMA says it is ending the BRIC program and cancelling all BRIC applications from fiscal 2020-23.