Dingell Seeks Status Of Bush Administration Actions On Refining Capacity

John Dingell (D-MI), the ranking Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, is asking the Bush Administration to detail its efforts to boost refining capacity, inquiries that appear to raise questions about industry's enthusiasm for expansion, despite calls for easing regulatory pressures on refiners in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The separate letters to EPA and the Department of Energy (DOE) come amid calls by House energy committee Chairman Joe Barton (R-TX) for new legislation to boost refining capacity,...