On Wednesday the Bush administration embarked on a renewed effort to replace large sections of the Clean Air Act with the President's more flexible and industry-friendly Clear Skies policies.
The plan would relax controls on power plants and other pollution sources. White House attempts to get a Clear Skies package through Congress in 2002 and 2003 failed. So, with the November elections expanding Republican majorities in the Senate and House, the administration was emboldened to renew its attempt to pass the legislation.
According to Emily Figdor a policy analyst for Clear the Air --
"When it comes to power plant pollution, many of the nation's dirtiest power plants just keep getting dirtier. We know how to solve the problem, but the Bush administration's air pollution bill will set us back decades."
I don't think we have decades!!!!!!!!!
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