Some Democrats Urge White House To Rethink Climate Change Push.

The Wall Street Journal (3/2, Talley, subscription required), in an article titled, "White House Faces Tough Fight On Climate Push," reports that some sectors of organized labor and many Democratic officeholders, who previously supported the Administration's effort to address climate change, are urging the EPA not to follow through on its announced plans to use the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. The Journal notes that House Agriculture Committee chairman Rep. Collin Peterson and Armed Services Committee chairman Rep. Ike Skelton back legislation that would strip the EPA of its power to dictate regulations. However, EPA spokesman Brendan Gilfillan maintains that "these are the same industry lobbyists who have been using these same, tired scare tactics year in and year out to block and delay efforts to clean up the air Americans breathe."