HOUSE VOTE ON REFINERY BILL POSES DILEMMA FOR REPUBLICAN MODERATES

This week's scheduled House vote on legislation to boost refining capacity poses a dilemma for Republican moderates who face constituent anger over high gasoline prices, but also pressure from state officials and activists to oppose a major relaxation of new source review (NSR) and other environmental requirements in the bill, according to GOP sources and other observers. While many observers predict the proposal will pass the House without major changes, environmentalists are vowing to make the vote an indicator of...