Republicans May Drop Clear Skies After Fixes Fail To Break Impasse

Key Senate Republicans are suggesting they will likely drop their bid to pass the Clear Skies bill in favor of EPA's clean air interstate rule (CAIR) and mercury rule for power plants after minor GOP amendments to the bill failed to sway key opponents and break the Senate environment committee's deadlock. The committee on the eve of a scheduled March 2 markup postponed committee action on the bill for at least a day. Republican sources say they may drop their...