CLEAR SKIES BACKERS EYE HOUSE STRATEGY TO PUSH FOR NEW SENATE VOTE

Following the tied vote in the Senate environment committee, Republican supporters of Clear Skies legislation now hope to pass the bill in the House to pressure the Senate to act, but opponents -- including a key Senate Republican -- say the strategy is unlikely to work. A House Energy & Commerce subcommittee hearing on the bill, originally scheduled for March 17 but delayed until April 21, should be seen as a "broad signal" that Clear Skies supporters will push forward...