EPA PLEDGE FOR CLEAR SKIES ANALYSIS UNLIKELY TO RESOLVE CONCERNS

EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson's recent pledge to conduct long-sought analyses of the Bush administration's Clear Skies bill and other multi-pollutant legislation appears unlikely to satisfy Democratic concerns that EPA has provided adequate data on the benefits of the proposals. House Democrats and Senate sources say Johnson's latest offer, which expands on a pledge he made last month, still falls short of what they are seeking, suggesting that EPA's latest move is unlikely to bring the debate back to the merits...