Barton May Renew Push To Delay EPA Ozone Rule Deadlines

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton (R-TX) is suggesting he may soon renew his plan to grant local authorities affected by air pollution that drifts from other areas more time to attain EPA ozone standards, after House and Senate negotiators this week rejected including the proposal in energy legislation that is poised for final congressional approval. "The administration is very disappointed that is not in the bill," Barton told reporters following a July 28 media breakfast in Washington,...