ENVIRONMENTALISTS PLEDGE TO PUSH KERRY TO RESCIND BUSH NSR RULE

Environmentalists say that if Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) is elected president, they will urge him to take advantage of EPA's ongoing administrative review process to rescind the Bush administration's routine maintenance new source review (NSR) rule. But a power industry representative says taking this action may not be a priority for a new administration and could face significant opposition from lawmakers. The rule narrows when facilities' "equipment replacement" necessitates installation of modern pollution controls under the Clean Air Act's NSR...