EPA Particulate Matter Rules Face Senate Scrutiny At Upcoming Hearing

The chairman of the Senate's Clean Air, Climate Change and Nuclear Safety subcommittee is planning a hearing within weeks to raise concerns about EPA's possible release of new, more stringent particulate matter (PM) standards in December, according to a Republican source. Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH), who chairs the subcommittee under the Environment and Public Works Committee, could also use the hearing as an opportunity to reiterate his support for the Bush administration's Clear Skies legislation as an alternative to stricter...