SENATE GOP TO ALLOW STATES TO GO BEYOND FEDERAL RULES IN CLEAR SKIES

Senate Republicans will include new language in the Clear Skies bill they are planning to re-introduce in January that allows states to require more stringent emission reductions than the pollution caps to be imposed by the federal government, sources say. Sources familiar with the change say it is aimed at winning bipartisan backing from lawmakers as well as boosting support from state and local governments, many of which are likely to demand stricter clean air rules after EPA finalizes implementation...