Senate Committee Delays Clear Skies Markup Amid Calls For New EPA Analysis

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has postponed until March 9 a markup on the administration's Clear Skies legislation, following a recent request by committee Democrats and a potential swing-vote Republican for an EPA analysis on several alternative proposals. Congressional sources say consideration of this new data may take weeks. The committee's decision to delay markup was announced just hours before the panel was scheduled on March 3 to take up the bill. Opponents of the administration's plan say...