CLEAR SKIES FOES FEAR CLIMATE TALKS MAY DIVERT FOCUS FROM 'ROLLBACKS'

Critics of the administration's Clear Skies bill are ramping up their attacks on provisions they say roll back existing Clean Air Act requirements, in part because of concern that Republicans could use a possible deal on carbon dioxide (CO2) to win enough Democratic support to pass the legislation. The critics are concerned that talk of a possible compromise, such as a recent dialogue between Sens. George Voinovich (R-OH) and Thomas Carper (D-DE), could divert attention from the bill's alleged threats...