EPA DATA NOMINEE'S FATE MAY HINGE ON OUTCOME OF DEMOCRATS' TRI RIDERS

Senate confirmation for Molly O'Neill, EPA's nominee to head its information office, may hinge in part on the outcome of upcoming congressional votes on Democratic measures aimed at blocking the agency from implementing controversial changes to its Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) reporting program. For now, O'Neill appears to be escaping a "hold" on her nomination from Democrats, who are instead focusing on trying to pass an amendment in the House to EPA's fiscal year 2007 appropriations bill that would block...