EPA Rejects Claims That CAIR Will Hinder Hill Push For Clear Skies

Senior EPA officials are resisting pressure to delay or drop the agency's clean air interstate rule (CAIR) amid congressional fears that finalizing the rule may sap momentum from the administration's Clear Skies bill. The EPA officials are arguing that expected litigation over the rule and resulting delays will still spur Congress to act swiftly on the bill. "I am quite confident that we will issue CAIR before the end of the year" even though "there are still some pretty strong...