CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR'S HYDROGEN INITIATIVE FACES ROADBLOCKS

California's nonpartisan legislative analyst and a key state senator are trying to rein in Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's (R) spending on the California Hydrogen Highway Network initiative, charging that requests for more money are premature and that administration officials have not provided relevant progress reports. Hydrogen vehicle proponents nationwide are closely watching the development of Schwarzenegger's initiative as California is further along than other states in attempting to commercialize the technology, which reduces air pollution from vehicles. Environmentalists and some state...