EPA CLEAR SKIES ANALYSIS PLEDGE MAY NOT RESOLVE DEMOCRATS' CONCERNS

EPA Administrator Steve Johnson's recent pledge to conduct long-sought analysis of the Bush administration's Clear Skies bill and other multi-pollutant legislation appears unlikely to satisfy Democratic concerns about the adequacy of EPA data on the proposals' benefits. House Democrats and Senate sources say Johnson's latest offer, which expands on a pledge he made in April, still falls short of what they are seeking, suggesting that EPA's proposal is unlikely to bring the debate back to the merits of the legislation,...