STATES RAISE CONCERN OVER DELAY IN CONTROVERSIAL HAZE TRADING RULE

Western states are pressing the Bush administration to issue a long-delayed rule on how to implement a cap-and-trade program to lower regional haze, arguing that states cannot meet pending deadlines for the program without a regulation from EPA. But once the rule is finalized, it could prompt a lawsuit from industry, which has argued a proposed version does not meet the requirements of an earlier court decision. The Office of Management & Budget has been reviewing since May 18 EPA's...