EPA CHIEF RAMPS UP CLEAR SKIES LOBBYING DURING CONGRESSIONAL RECESS

Acting EPA Administrator Steve Johnson is visiting the coal-producing states Illinois and Indiana during the congressional recess to lobby for the Clear Skies utility pollution bill, in an effort some industry sources call a bid to secure the support of Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), a key swing vote on the bill. Johnson's remarks to workers at a coal mine in Springfield, IL, on Feb. 23 and a meeting about the legislation in Indianapolis, IN, with Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) scheduled...